The White House says a key national fentanyl overdose prevention grant program, currently underfunded by roughly $140 million, will eventually be fully paid for, but with a catch. The federal money ...

Editor's Note: After this story was published, NPR reported that the CDC would be able to fully fund the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program ahead of a budget deadline, citing a CDC leader and ...

Groups dedicated to keeping drug users healthy — and alive — have thrived during the past decade to counter the staggering toll of the nation’s overdose crisis. They hit the streets to distribute ...

Three years ago, drug overdose deaths involving opioids like fentanyl — a powerful painkiller — were on the rise, here in Florida and nationwide. In 2021, more than 8,000 people died of fatal drug ...

Students at Marin high schools will receive expanded training in drug overdose prevention starting this fall under two new programs authorized by the county. The Board of Supervisors authorized a ...

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 ...

A new report shows that Pennsylvania’s current overdose prevention program saved thousands of lives last year. The Shapiro Administration released the Overdose Prevention Program Annual Report on ...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, OPCs are associated with several benefits, including eliminating overdose deaths at OPCs and reducing demand on local healthcare and emergency ...

The amount of overdoses in Abilene is insane,” said Krystal Lewis, an Abilene mom who lost her son to an overdose. For ...

A bill that could help bring pilot programs for overdose prevention sites to Illinois didn’t pass during the recent legislative session. WBEZ's Isabela Nieto breaks down what happened and why it ...