Multiple states have raised the alarm in the past month about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid tied to several dozen recent ...

CRANSTON – Five Ocean State communities saw a sudden increase in overdoses in early March, the R.I. Department of Health said in a public health announcement. Last week, the health department issued ...

United States overdose deaths in 2025 fell to levels similar to before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overdose deaths for the ...

A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the ...

Opioid-class drugs are commonly prescribed as powerful pain medications in both humans and animals, though they can also be ...

A newly identified synthetic opioid has been linked to at least 16 overdose deaths in East Tennessee, according to ...

Nalmefene, a medication approved to reverse opioid overdoses, works similarly to naloxone.

New popular weight-loss and anti-diabetes drugs may reduce the rate of opioid overdose or alcohol intoxication in people with substance use disorders, according to a new study. The research, published ...

There’s a warning about a dangerous new synthetic opioid that’s said to be 10 times stronger than fentanyl. Several states, including California, have detected cychlorphine mixed with illegal street ...

Cities and towns received nearly $108 million in funds in 2025 and spent only $13 million.

State health officials have launched a system aimed at allowing the public track how local governments spend the almost $1 billion in opioid settlement funds they expect to receive by 2039.

Santa Barbara County has seen a 41% drop in overdose deaths since 2023, according to a report from the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Bill Brown shared the ...