Accidental overdose caused 5.2 deaths per 100,000 births, while homicide and suicide combined accounted for 3.9 per 100,000.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of Americans who died from overdoses of drugs like fentanyl and meth dropped nearly 30% last year, falling to a level ...

The possible X factor?While drug users suffered in isolation during the height of the pandemic, now they're more likely to use around others who can make that life-saving call to 911 or administer a ...

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

Last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 3% decline in the number of drug overdose deaths, the largest decrease in 5 years. Officials called the numbers ...

Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined to their lowest annual level since 2019, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The U.S. had 30,000 ...

After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America. Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released ...

Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States last year to the lowest levels seen in five years, according to a new federal report published Wednesday morning. The provisional report from the ...

Blockchain transaction data tied to cryptocurrency payments may provide an early signal of emerging drug crises, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The study, which ...

Drug overdoses in Loudoun County fell by nearly 50% from 2024 to 2025, new data shows. According to statistics provided by ...