Despite National Decline, Native People Continue to Lead Deaths in Overdoses, Suicide, and Alcohol

Deaths from alcohol, drug overdoses, and suicide declined significantly across the United States for the first time since ...

NC overdose deaths trend down, UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab becomes national resource for testing

For years, overdose deaths in North Carolina have been falling, part of a broader national trend that researchers say is ...
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Falling fentanyl deaths drive historic drop in American drug overdoses

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically ...

‘Ultra-strength’ cocaine hits UK streets as deaths surge to record high

Cocaine deaths have hit record levels, with more than 1,000 people dying last year. Alex Ross finds the purity of the street ...
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National Park Deaths Dropped in 2025—but One Demographic Accounts for 84 Percent of Them

In 2025, 198 people died at National Park Service (NPS) sites across the United States, according to a recent NPS report. But one demographic accounted for the vast majority of those deaths, ...