U.S. drug overdose deaths dropped sharply in 2024, the largest one-year decline ever recorded
SummaryIn 2024, U.S. drug overdose deaths saw a historic decline of 30,000, totaling approximately 80,000, marking a 27% drop from ...
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Why a Maryland oral surgeon became a murder suspect in girlfriend’s overdose death
This story originally aired on Oct. 5, 2024, and was updated on May 10, 2025.On January 26, 2022, 25-year-old Sarah ...
New Orleans police officer dragged by car after responding to overdose call: Authorities
A New Orleans police officer was injured after being dragged by a vehicle while responding to a possible overdose on ...
Proposed class-action against Yaletown overdose prevention site fails
The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit over an overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver, ruling that it ...
Column: At LAFD Station 11, one of the busiest in the nation, few fires, but no end to overdose emergencies
In the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, LAFD Station 11 responds to a high number of drug overdose calls, far ...
Jeremy Kyle guest told fiancee ITV show is ‘responsible for what happens now’ before fatal overdose
A man who appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show and later died by suicide reportedly blamed the show in a ...
1 dead, 3 hospitalized after possible fentanyl overdose
Reports from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department indicate that a tragic incident in Lakewood has left one man dead ...
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