It’s possible to overdose on Xanax, especially if it’s used alongside other drugs. Mixing Xanax with alcohol can also be fatal. Xanax is the brand name for alprazolam, a prescription ...

Health experts consider a phencylidine (PCP) overdose a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Different treatments are available and may include sedation, activated charcoal ...

The large study analyzed the health records of 1.3 million people. A new study suggests that GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic, which are used for diabetes management and weight loss, may ...

ATLANTA,GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 21: The exterior of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, September 21, 2023. (Alyssa Pointer for The Washington Post) Federal ...

An inmate at Westchester County Jail died while in custody Friday of a possible drug overdose, The Post has learned. Dereck Ali, who was locked up on assault and weapons charges out of Yonkers ...

Through August of this year, there have been 599 drug overdose calls, compared with 36 runs for structure fires. “I’ve had three in one day, same person,” said firefighter/paramedic Madison ...

After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that overdose deaths decreased 3% in 2023, the first annual decrease since 2018.

For roughly two decades, the United States has been gripped by an increasingly deadly overdose crisis, largely driven by the opioid fentanyl, that has killed more than 1 million people since 2000.

Related U.S. overdose deaths drop 10%, new data shows Study: Ozempic might lower risk of opioid overdose Many U.S. inmates don't have access to meds for opioid addiction Only about 3% of all OD ...

New figures from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control show a sharp drop in overdose deaths, offering a rare glimmer of hope in the fight to curb the opioid crisis. "I've been studying overdose ...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — One year after a Long Island teenager died of an accidental overdose, police have arrested the man who allegedly sold her pills laced with fentanyl, but the district attorney ...