Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.

Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs ...

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...

In June 2025, several mainstream media outlets reported a surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths in early 2025 that was based on ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Buchanan County recorded a 35% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2025, the fewest cases going back to 2019 according to county data. Data provided by the Buchanan ...

The rate of Ohio women dying from a drug overdose has skyrocketed by more than 440 percent in the past 14 years. State and federal lawmakers, as well as regional hospitals and treatment facilities, ...

Lincoln police are investigating several drug overdoses.

THAT INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ON ACTION SEVEN NEWS AT 6:00. NEW ON SEVEN. NEW MEXICO SAW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS LAST YEAR, DESPITE MOST OF THE U.S. SEEING A DECLINE. ACCORDING TO THE ...

Clark County saw a record number of accidental drug overdose deaths last year, which local leaders said was caused by the opioid epidemic that’s spread across the country. The majority of the 79 drug ...

Accidental drug overdose has emerged as the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, a new study has revealed. Researchers from Columbia University found that ...