A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

Data from the U.S. and Health Canada has shown a drop in overdose deaths and though there isn’t one clear reason, people ...

A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and ...

Overdose prevention centers and heroin-assisted treatment have emerged as evidence-based solutions capable of saving lives, ...

For years, the opioid crisis has cut its path, destroying lives and families. Those in both rural communities and big cities have been impacted with record numbers of overdose deaths.

The number of overdose deaths dropped for the first time since 2014. But mixtures, like the ominously dubbed Gray Death, are showing up more often in some toxicology reports.

On March 25, deputies said they responded to the 7600 block of N.C. Highway 704 in Madison to investigate the death of ...

First responders in New Hampshire said Manchester and Nashua are seeing a decrease in the number of suspected opioid overdose incidents in March compared to previous years.

A resurgence of heroin in the black market might be contributing to a significant drop in fentanyl-related overdose deaths, ...

South Carolina is taking a small step in the right direction in the fight against overdoses but locally, the numbers tell a ...

preliminary figures suggest Ontario has experienced a recent drop in overdose deaths. The Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario reports 656 suspected drug-related deaths between the start of ...

Premature death, measured as years of potential life lost before age 75, averages 7,200 years per 100,000 people in Wayne ...