Findings from postmarketing studies showed long-term opioid use was associated with serious risks including misuse, addiction, and overdose. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has criminalized nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that can be even stronger than fentanyl, as overdose deaths in the state mount. Nitazenes are temporarily ...

Pennsylvania wants to continue categorizing a class of powerful synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances to allow state prosecutors to charge suppliers as use rises. Nitazenes are up to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are sharing tips for preventing and recognizing opioid overdoses ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. In recognition ...

As the nation cautiously marks a two-year decline in overdose deaths, there are new warnings about emerging threats "even ...

The American Heart Association is offering two online courses for health professionals and lay people on providing care and treatment for opioid overdose victims, reports the Macomb (Michigan) Daily.

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The stuff on the street is getting more dangerous, which is partly why Phoenix saw nearly 6,000 opioid overdoses in 2025.

About a million people experience overdoses in the U.S. every year. Nodding and overdose may both cause oxygen deprivation, affecting cells in the heart, body, and brain.

Georgia officials announced Friday the launch of a statewide initiative to provide kits to aid students who have an opioid overdose to every public school in the state. These kits will contain Narcan, ...