drug overdose deaths

Fentanyl test strips count as illegal drug paraphernalia under Kentucky law. A proposed bill would change that and expand access to them to prevent overdoses.

Members of VOCAL-KY are pushing state and local officials to ramp up funding for harm reduction and overdose prevention resources.

The state report shows that fentanyl accounted for more than 70% of all drug overdoses.

Nashville set another record in 2021 for overdose deaths. Year-end figures released Thursday show a 15% increase from 2020, which was also a record high.

The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drug overdose death data show Kentucky saw a 57% increase between March 2020 and March 2021.

In a record year for overdoses, young Kentuckians experienced the highest increase in deaths.

The Biden administration released its first set of drug policy priorities Thursday after overdose deaths hit record numbers during the pandemic. Office of…

The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against…

New data from the CDC show more than 19,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during the first three months of 2020 with the country on pace to set a grim new record.