Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...
As overdoses from fentanyl and opioids continue to rise, many communities have created interactive overdose dashboards that show demographic, geographic and time trends in suspected overdoses and ...
How to administer naloxoneThe Washington Post put together a step-by-step guide to administering naloxone in an emergency. The card can be saved to your phone or computer for reference. Download the ...
The rate of drug overdose deaths, both nationally and locally, has seen steep declines over the past two years, but a new data tool developed by Northwestern University shows a warning sign that ...
Drug overdose deaths in the United States made an unprecedented drop to the lowest they’ve been in five years, according to a new federal government estimate released Wednesday. During the Covid-19 ...
The 2024 overdose death toll of 2,438 is the lowest since 2019, and a drop from the 3,137 deaths recorded in 2023. While fentanyl remained the leading cause of accidental overdose deaths, its share ...