Utah saw a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2023, with fentanyl-related fatalities rising sharply, prompting DHHS to implement prevention strategies and the creation of a Fentanyl Task Force.
An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says.
The Medical Examiner’s autopsy showed the cause of death to be combined drug intoxication fentanyl and xylazine, police said. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, xylazine is a ...
Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually ...