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 ...

In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a ...

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 ...

This brief uses data on overdose deaths from the Big Cities Health Inventory (BCHI) data platform. Data are shown for the 35 member cities in the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC). Figure 1: Drug ...

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.

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 ...

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's ...