Month: June 2022

In 2020, there were an estimated 57,834 synthetic opioid deaths. Nicholas Mathews, a substance abuse and recovery expert who founded Stillwater …

Fentanyl overdoses and deaths are at an all-time high in Jefferson County as officials report a growing number of street drugs like heroin, …

More people are dying of drug overdoses in the United States today than … in ways that can make these kinds of deaths seem all but inevitable, …

The FDA-approved prescription drug was originally developed in 1959. … In 2020, there were an estimated 57,834 synthetic opioid deaths.

A months-long investigation into the June 2021 fentanyl overdose death of Stacy Lee Henson, 44, has resulted in the indictment of accused drug …

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. trended upward following the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a pattern seen in Arkansas as well, according to …

For those seeking treatment for drug addiction, the Community Overdose Response Team can help. CORT is a free and confidential resource to help find …

Elisha Lynn Escamilla, 34, of Nashua, is charged with allegedly selling the drugs. Escamilla’s arrest came after a lengthy investigation involving the …

The drug overdose death rate in the U.S. was 28.3 per 100,000 that same year, according to the CDC. The larger mental health and substance abuse …

Of the total fatal overdoses in Maine in 2021, fentanyl was found to be the cause of death in 77 percent of cases, according to state data. That’s up …