Overdose Deaths

Advocates are hoping to keep a spotlight on the issue now that Overdose Awareness Month is behind us. They gathered in Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall Park last week to remember and honor individuals who lost their lives to accidental overdoses.

Groups across Berkshire County are preparing to hold memorial events to acknowledge lost community members for Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday.

Advocates for overdose prevention centers are rallying at the Massachusetts State House today.

After Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey delivered her state of the commonwealth address Wednesday night, state leaders are noting what didn’t make the cut.

An interview with Bureau of Substance Addiction Services Director Deirdre Calvert.

Marking International Overdose Awareness Day, New York Congressman Paul Tonko toured a treatment site in Albany today.

Today is Overdose Awareness Day, and a Pittsfield, Massachusetts recovery center is preparing to hold its annual memorial vigil downtown this evening.

Ulster County has had its first ever manslaughter conviction resulting from an overdose death, in a case involving fentanyl-laced drugs. The county…

A new report from the Vermont Health Department found that almost all the victims of fatal drug overdoses in 2017 had contact with at least one state…

A new report shows suicide, alcohol, and drug overdose deaths have reached near-crisis levels nationwide, and states are struggling to cope. When it comes…