The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are simply staggering: there were more than 95,000 drug overdose deaths between February 2020 and February 2021, an ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

The city's overdose prevention centers appear to have become a fixture of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's winter emergency response.

City officials are staying quiet about where Burlington’s planned overdose prevention center might be located, despite ...

A New York-based group with a specific focus on drug abuse and overdose awareness in one of the most populous cities in California is facing pushback for one of its campaigns that encourages users to ...

The phrase is part of ‘harm reduction 101’, which has led to significant declines in overdose fatalities in the US ...

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — A harm reduction vending machine has been installed in Taylorville to help prevent overdoses. The Christian County Health Department installed the machine outside the health ...

MKE Fire Chief Lipski joins elected, civic, community, and faith leaders who will attend Samad’s House's March 6 event ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A growing effort to combat the opioid crisis in the city is taking a new step in Bushwick, Brooklyn, as a hospital program focuses on the critical moments right after an ...

As the opioid overdose crisis continues to harm people across Connecticut, there is an urgent need to take bold action. One of the most promising solutions, supported by decades of evidence, is the ...

City Council’s new homelessness report does not include recommendations for an Overdose Prevention Center, drawing mixed reactions from local leaders and advocates. READ MORE: ...

The proposed bill continues an effort that nearly gained passage last year, but ultimately ran into opposition from Gov. Ned ...