A synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, has emerged in the Midwest, raising concerns for first responders. It is 10 times more ...

Project Weber/RENEW on July 10, 2025. The center provides harm reduction and recovery services and sits next to the Rhode Island Hospital campus in Providence. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This ...

Editor's Note: After this story was published, NPR reported that the CDC would be able to fully fund the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program ahead of a budget deadline, citing a CDC leader and ...

This week's Trivia Tuesday question revisits a device designed to prevent opioid overdoses. Why did readers respond so ...

Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived. Employees with Project Weber-Renew in ...

It's been three years since the fentanyl crisis peaked in 2023. Washington is still at an inflection point, seeing both ...

A Stateline analysis finds opioid overdose deaths have dropped nearly 50% since mid-2023, as weaker fentanyl and outreach ...

In Connecticut’s last legislative session, language to establish overdose prevention centers in the state was stripped out of a bill before it got to a final vote in the House. Lawmakers and advocates ...

Connecticut has seen a dramatic decrease in overdose deaths over the last five years. Officials credit the availability of ...

Baltimore’s finalized plan for tackling opioid overdoses, released Thursday, promises to reduce opioid overdose deaths ...

According to UNC Director of Student Wellness Dean Blackburn, the University lost three active students and one young alum to fentanyl poisoning during a 20-month period in 2023. These deaths are not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting next semester, Indiana University students will be able to reach for lifesaving, overdose-reversing medication just as ...