More than 100,000 Americans likely died from drug overdoses in 2022, the highest number on record according to CDC data published in May.

LA Metro, the state agency that operates funding throughout the Los Angeles County transportation system, has been facing an increase in crime and drug overdoses over the last year.

Abuse of these drugs has made drug overdoses a leading cause of death for Americans under 18. What is Congress’ reaction to that genuine killer epidemic? Not a thing.

Officials in Delaware are alerting the public to a rise in overdoses resistant to the well-known opioid reversal drug Naloxone (Narcan).

Fentanyl overdose deaths have become a national crisis, taking more than 200 American lives per day, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

AKRON, Ohio—At least two cars crashed during a funeral procession for a teen who died of a suspected drug overdose, killing a 12-year-old boy and critically injuring his 6-year-old brother, police in Ohio said.

Deaths attributed to accidental poisonings and overdoses from prescription and illegal drugs were also higher during the pandemic, going from 4,605 in 2020 to 6,310 in 2021. The death rate was particularly high among younger age groups.

overdoses, suicides, cancelled surgeries, alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, cancelled cancer screenings, and harm to children’s mental, social and psychological development.

Most importantly, deaths from drug overdoses have increased as have opioid overdoses treated by emergency rooms.

Drug overdoses from opioids and cocaine can also cause signs of brain death. An overdose on the muscle relaxant baclofen, for instance, has been known to mimic brain death.

She and her husband Bruce lost their son Max to a drug overdose while she was still serving as mayor, something she mentioned in the announcement as a reason she is seeking a return to office.

According to city officials, the goal is to protect the homeless from violence and drug overdoses, and the public’s health from diseases—such as Hepatitis A—drug exposure, violence, indecent exposure, and fires which can erupt in encampments.

Wolfe said, “If we can find a way to put those two things together ..., then we can see real change.” 200 people died from drug overdoses in San Francisco in the first quarter of 2023, nearly a 41 percent increase from the 142 deaths reported for the

"Our economy teeters on the brink of recession, and we risk losing an entire generation to drug overdose deaths exacerbated by an open border.

A record-high number of Americans have died from drug overdose, and chemicals from China are playing a major role in it. Reports emerge of discrimination in China’s education sector.

overdose deaths in that time frame.

Drug overdoses, especially on fentanyl, became one of the leading causes of death, killing more than 110,000 Americans in a 12-month period, a record.

In 2021, 1,692 Texans died from opioid drug overdoses. Of those deaths, 1,612 were fentanyl-related, according to a Texas Health and Human Services report (pdf).

Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says, from 1999 to 2019, nearly 841,000 people died from a drug overdose, and in 2019 more than 71,000 died from drug overdoses and it was the leading cause of death in the United States

“This neighbourhood continues to be the epicentre for serious crime, overdoses, and toxic drug deaths in our province – and that crisis is fueled by predatory drug dealers, gang members, and other criminals who profit off those whose life circumstances

"They knew, because there were six prior calls to Bernstein High School for potential drug overdoses in 2022 alone. Six prior. How do you not make any changes to protect kids?"

RCMP officer who was fatally stabbed at a homeless camp in Burnaby was trying to administer Naloxone to the suspect to revive him after a possible drug overdose, according to a leaked police report.

After she was taken to a nearby hospital, staff treated her for an accidental drug overdose before she was released after four hours, according to reports.

Over 68 percent of the 107,081 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2022 were owing to opioids. More than 73,000 deaths were attributed to fentanyl.

Deaths involving synthetic opioids accounted for nearly 80 percent of fatal drug overdoses in the city.

And illegal drug importation is contributing to record numbers of fatal drug overdoses in the United States. Illegal immigration also burdens our criminal justice system.

Orange County’s annual homeless deaths jumped by about 100 from 403 in 2021, according to the Orange County Coroner’s office, with drug overdoses as the most common cause.

The number of British Columbians hospitalized due to opioid overdoses increased after B.C. launched its drug decriminalization and “safer supply” policy, a new study shows.

Florida's attorney general is asking the Biden administration to declare illicit fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction” as trafficking of the deadly drug and overdoses soar.

"The [Office of National Drug Control Policy] also reported that in the last several years, hundreds of thousands of Americans have died of drug overdoses, with more than 66 percent of these deaths involving synthetic opioids such as fentanyl," the GAO