Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The fatal drug overdose rate fell 4% nationwide and nearly as much in Massachusetts from 2022 to 2023, per new CDC data — but grew notably out West and up in Alaska. Why it ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration finds Alabamians threw away more than 3,500 pounds of prescription drugs during Drug Take Back Day. That was in October 2024. But drug prevention advocates believe ...

In its 60 years, Medicaid has swelled from a small program that provided medical care to poor Americans receiving cash ...

Even though a majority of people on the streets do not use illegal drugs, they are both a factor leading to homelessness and ...

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were about 107,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2023. Of those, about 75%, or 81,000, involved opioids.

At a recent Nevada legislative committee hearing, lawmakers faced off with members of the governor's administration over how ...