Overdoses on opioid drugs—including heroin, prescription painkillers, and certain street drugs—were the top cause of unintentional, preventable deaths in the United States in 2017.
The proposal follows several other efforts to combat the ongoing epidemic on both the state and federal levels—some more effective than others.
A study shows that people feel differently about "overdose prevention sites" and "safe consumption sites."
After the 2014 rule change, sales of prescription painkillers went up among U.S. sellers on dark Web marketplaces.
Here's how states have made it easier for bystanders to administer naloxone to overdose victims.
Research is beginning to show that cheap strips can accurately detect deadly fentanyl, and encourages people to get high more cautiously.
Philadelphia has the highest opioid-overdose death rate of any American city.
New research suggests that maintaining methadone treatment in jails and prisons would save lives.
Safety valves that cost pennies per bottle could save thousands of kids from being rushed to emergency rooms each year. A doctor has campaigned to have the devices added to all liquid medicines, but so far he’s had limited success.