A study published January 22 analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

An estimated 73,000 people died from overdoses in the 12-month period that ended August 2025, down about 21% from the 92,000 ...

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

California on Sunday reported another 481 coronavirus deaths, a day after the statewide death toll topped 40,000 even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to fall. The number ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The significant, recent decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths was driven in large part by a sudden shift in North America’s illicit drug supply ...

For many years, the United States has waged a bitter battle against fentanyl. The president went as far as to sign an executive order calling the highly addictive and extremely potent synthetic opiate ...

A JAR OF peanut butter is not what it used to be. Look at the bottom and, for some jars, the “dimple” has grown deeper over time—the amount of peanut butter has reduced, while appearing the same size.