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Fentanyl, 50 times more potent than heroin, kills no matter what age its victim may be. Since 2020, at least eight Connecticut children under 2½ years old have died of fentanyl exposure, six in 2021 a...

There have been eight deaths from fentanyl in children under 2½ since 2020, six in 2021 alone. The potency of the drug and the increase in illicit use, have child advocates worried.

Some local governments and nonprofit organizations are using vending machines to distribute Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, in the hope of reducing drug overdose deaths.

Seattle's opioid troubles have deep roots, and experts argue for a wholistic, harm-reduction approach. But stigma and NIMBYism continue to stall efforts.

RICHMOND —The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Society and Health collaborated on the development of an opioid cost calculator. The calculator presents

Tawna Fisher, of Unity, never imagined that she’d have a four-year-old son when she was 54.Her own biological children are well into their 30s and have their own kids. But when her niece got pregnant, Fisher knew she would struggle to take care of a...

The task force will address the increasing rates of fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nevada.

Officials with the City of York Bureau of Health, York Opioid Collaborative, and the York Adams Drug and Alcohol Commission are utilizing the Overdose Data 2 Action.

Fentanyl test strips are an example of a harm-reduction strategy that Delaware is employing in hopes of reducing overdose deaths.

The Division of Public Health (DPH) this week released the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) fact sheet for 2020, on all drug overdose deaths that occurred in Delaware