It isn’t an exaggeration to say Pennsylvania’s opioid and fentanyl epidemic is the public health challenge of our time. Across our commonwealth and America, opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to ...

HealthDay News — Among U.S. youth, overdose deaths attributable to synthetic opioids alone are increasingly predominant, according to a study published online May 20 in Pediatrics.

Data: CDC via San Antonio Metropolitan Health District; Chart: Axios Visuals Drug-related deaths in Bexar County have dropped from pandemic-era highs, but are still above 2019 levels, CDC data shows.

Axios Visuals Texas bore an estimated $187.5 billion cost from opioid use disorder in 2024, according to a comprehensive new analysis. Why it matters: Opioid abuse is not only a public health crisis — ...