Jacksonville has seen a significant drop in overdose-related deaths, halving from 472 in 2022 to 221 this year.

Sheriff T.K. Waters will hold a news conference at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday to highlight the work of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s ...

Fatal overdoses are down in most parts of the country. Worchester, Massachusetts has seen a dramatic drop in deaths. Officials credit a hands-on approach to helping drug users where they are.

In 2021, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office created the narcotics overdose death investigations unit in response to the ...

An estimated 1,700 lives were saved from drug overdose in Louisiana in 2024 because of public outreach efforts, including the ...

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to ...

Carroll County hit a milestone in the opioid epidemic as the district sees a significant drop in overdoses and deaths. There ...

Florida saw a dramatic 14% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, reaching pre-pandemic levels. Deaths from fentanyl, cocaine, ...

Fatal drug overdoses are on a downward trend, though public health departments are continuing to see concerning trends with opioids being laced with other illicit drugs.

Fatal overdoses in the county have dropped by half for the second consecutive year. Franklin County will gain the ability to ...