overdose-response

DEA's 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Where to drop off unused opioids — and what to do the other 364 days a year.

Four suspected overdose deaths in one week in Robeson County, North Carolina, and a sheriff's warning about a fentanyl analogue that routine tests miss.

Ingham County health officials are urging residents to take precautions after a weekend spike in drug overdoses, including at least one suspected death.

The days after a nonfatal overdose are the most dangerous of all. What happens in the hospital, what to say when they wake up, and how to build a safety plan that actually holds.

Nine overdose deaths in Northwest Florida and two Ole Miss student deaths sit behind new warnings about concentrated 7-OH kratom products sold in stores.

Nearly 200 suspected nonfatal overdoses since late August, concentrated in the 63136 ZIP code around Jennings. What the alert says and how to respond.

DEA New Orleans issues urgent alert about nitazenes in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes following fatal overdose spike.

Florida has secured nearly $3.8 billion in opioid settlement funds while reporting significant declines in drug overdose deaths. Here's how the state is investing settlement dollars in treatment, prevention, and harm reduction.

UM Health-Sparrow's Q1 2026 drug report shows 48 deaths across seven Mid-Michigan counties, up from 35 a year earlier, with carfentanil and medetomidine now appearing in toxicology results.