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Drug deaths are finally falling—but the cause may be far outside of U.S. policy makers’ control.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House published a new report Tuesday on what needs to be done to combat the opioid epidemic. The Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking is made up of eight ...

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

It's clear to me, as a public health doctor and journalist, that there have been fewer news stories on the opioid epidemic in recent months, in print, online, and on the radio and TV. While I don't ...

The monetary cost of the opioid epidemic in Virginia has reached new heights despite a significant and steady decline in ...

Hospitals and health systems are experiencing the damaging effects of the opioid epidemic on a daily basis. Emergency departments and inpatient beds have been flooded with those suffering from the ...

While death rates among children have declined largely due to improvements in infant survival, deaths among older children from suicide and accidental poisonings have increased, according to a study ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious and complex condition affecting millions of people across the country and contributing to a national public health emergency. Yet stigma and misinformation about ...