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Fatal drug overdoses—mostly due to opioids, but also fentanyl, meth and prescription meds—spiked 28.5% during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study results, from 2019, precede the surge of overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 94,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. last year. New York activists urge the new governor to OK overdose prevention centers.

Addiction advocates stress that COVID-19 shifted the burden of the opioid epidemic to African-American communities.

Researchers attribute disparities in mortality rates to COVID-19–related deaths and persistent health inequities.

But American Indians and Alaska Natives saw the sharpest increase in deaths involving methamphetamines. Here’s a possible solution.

The death rate spiked right after the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Depression and anxiety have worsened since the pandemic, which has led to more people using drugs and alcohol.

A revamped National Harm Reduction Coalition tackles the “racist war on drugs” and advocates for people who use drugs.

Overdose deaths rose by nearly 5% in 2019, and the pandemic could make matters worse.

Yes! Here’s a snapshot of HIV providers responding to the new pandemic.

“Brave spaces” are needed, says Lamar Brown-Noguera of AIDS Project Worcester. Here’s how the group is adjusting to the COVID-19 crisis.

Federal judge rules in favor of nonprofit seeking to open the country’s first overdose prevention facility.

In that state, and across the nation, accidental overdose is the leading cause of death for people under 50.

An analysis of nearly 8,000 heart transplants found that whether or not the donor had hepatitis C, 90% of recipients survived one year.

Researchers believe that lack of economic opportunity drives an increase in opioid use among local residents.