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 ...

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants ...

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 ...

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 ...

Overdose deaths around the nation appear to have dropped as much as 13%, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In California, the numbers reveal a slower drop.

The mother and grandfather of a 17-month-old Lancaster toddler who died of a fentanyl overdose have been charged with his murder. The grandfather, Jessie Darthard, told sheriff’s deputies that ...

Drug overdose deaths dropped a record amount during the past year, according to provisional data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported that 94,758 individuals died ...

(Valley News Live) - An Otter Tail County woman is in jail and charged with 3rd degree murder, accused of providing drugs to a man who ended up dying from an overdose. Kaitlyn Jo Carroll of ...

Overdose deaths remain sharply higher since 2019. Many states are working on "harm reduction" strategies that stress cooperation with people who use drugs; in some cases, states are getting ...