Nationwide, overdose deaths involving opioids, including the synthetic opioid fentanyl, fell, while overdose deaths involving psychostimulants with abuse potential, like methamphetamine ...

Illinois recorded an 8.3% decrease in overall drug overdose deaths in 2023, exceeding a nationwide decline of 4%, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Opioid overdose deaths ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released preliminary data showing a nearly 24% drop nationwide in opioid-related ... the good declines in terms of overdose death," Arwady said.

America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Of the more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths that occurred nationwide in 2023, more than 75% of them involved opioids, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Previous ...