About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year -- about 14% fewer than the previous year. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades.

Minnesota should employ similar relief measures as it did during the COVID-19 pandemic, like an eviction moratorium and expanded unemployment, Alexandra Skinner writes.

SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.

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Police say multiple people have been shot in the area of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...

The overdose epidemic is often framed as a public health concern. But what if we treated it as an economic crisis, which policy can alleviate?

Join STAT News’ Anil Oza and Nature’s Max Kozlov ’20 for a panel about covering the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the ...

Join STAT News’ Anil Oza and Nature’s Max Kozlov ’20 for a panel about covering the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the ...

The overdose epidemic is often framed as a public health concern. But what if we treated it as an economic crisis, which policy can alleviate?

After more than 1 million deaths, opioid mortality is dropping fast.

Evaluation of the first two years of Rhode Island’s harm reduction vending machines (HRVMs) and their role alongside in-person harm reduction services.

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Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.

In a third-grade classroom exercise, Patrick Kelly wrote that he wanted to become a scientist when he grew up. With that interest came an attention to the people that science can help. “I’ve just alwa...

The CDC reports that fatal overdoses dropped 27% in 2024. Progress has been made, but proposed budget cuts may hamper future responses.

We need to be sending more federal research dollars to more people in more places. Instead, the government is doing the opposite.

We need to be sending more federal research dollars to more people in more places. Instead, the government is doing the opposite.

The opioid crisis in the U.S. shows signs of improvement, with a significant drop in fentanyl overdose deaths in 2024.

A broad coalition of addiction experts wants Congress to maintain healthcare funding for the nation's response to fentanyl and other street drugs.

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74% stated they would support an overdose prevention center in their neighborhood

Research out of Brown University is making its way to the national spotlight.

Research out of Brown University is making its way to the national spotlight.

The campaign, featuring profiles and testimonies of people with SUD, is intended to influence lawmakers as the GOP threatens huge cuts.

74% stated they would support an overdose prevention center in their neighborhood

A small federal agency tasked with mitigating the impact of addiction is facing deep cuts on multiple fronts, threatening to roll back years of lifesaving work.

A small federal agency tasked with mitigating the impact of addiction is facing deep cuts on multiple fronts, threatening to roll back years of lifesaving work.

A small federal agency tasked with mitigating the impact of addiction is facing deep cuts on multiple fronts, threatening to roll back years of lifesaving work.