Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...
The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to the improvement. By Jan Hoffman Overdose deaths in the United States fell ...
After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America. Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released ...
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health officials say there is no easy explanation for the trend. By Noah Weiland ...
The safety, health, and well-being of our people is essential to building a resilient Nation. Tragically, one of the gravest threats to American lives is the drug overdose crisis, which has caused ...
The rate of overdose deaths fell 4% from 2022 to 2023. Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the United States for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to new federal data ...
The United States has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths out of 30 countries, according to a report from the health nonprofit the Commonwealth Fund. Overdose deaths in the U.S. dipped slightly ...
Many people assume that most individuals addicted to opioids are young or middle-aged, and generally, they’re right. But there’s also a significant population of 65+ addicted adults, reported by the ...