Lamar Odom recalled experiencing 'the afterlife' in the trailer for 'Untold: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom' on Netflix.

LEXINGTON — University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test overdose prevention strategies ...

A man found dead in McElmo Canyon last month has been identified by the Montezuma County coroner, who said the death is not suspicious and is tentatively ruled a drug overdose. Gavin Kaiser’s body was ...

Two years ago, an extraordinary amount of fentanyl was smuggled into the Pinellas County Jail. In the early morning hours of Feb. 10, 2024, deputies responded to an area of the jail where several ...

The Pinellas County Jail is shown in this file photo. An inmate smuggled fentanyl into the jail in 2024, which resulted in several overdoses, one fatal. Three men indicted on first-degree murder ...

On Thursday, a jury found Wayne Wilson, the third man charged in connection with the overdose death of Jesse Stout, guilty of first-degree murder. The Pinellas County Jail is shown in this file photo.

Accidental drug overdose has emerged as the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, a new study has revealed. Researchers from Columbia University found that ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Crews responded to a reported overdose in downtown Indianapolis on Wednesday, an incident that led to multiple hospitalizations. Crews were dispatched at around 9:54 a.m. on Wednesday ...

As the sun went down on Sunday, dozens of New Yorkers gathered in the drop-in room of East Harlem’s overdose prevention center to escape one of the coldest nights of a freeze that has killed more than ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — After years of being among the worst states plagued by a sprawling opioid crisis, Oklahoma is now leading the nation for decreases in drug overdose deaths.

During the 6-year period, 7901 deaths occurred. The leading cause of maternal death was unintentional drug overdose (1152 deaths; 5.2 deaths per 100,000 live births). Violence (defined as homicide or ...