Library staff say addressing substance use and addiction has become yet another societal gap filled by public libraries.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Palm Beach County has seen a 46% decrease in opioid overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024. Officials attribute the decline to increased availability of naloxone and efforts to combat unscrupulous ...

Indiana University is leading the charge with its Citizen Opioid Responders (COR) program, an online training initiative designed to equip residents with the knowledge and tools to intervene in an ...