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North Carolina Opioid Overdoses Fall 27% Despite Local Spike
Kentucky recorded 1,110 drug overdose deaths in 2025, a 22.9 percent decrease from the previous year and the lowest annual total in the state since 2014. For people living with opioid addiction and the families around them, the more useful detail sits underneath the headline number, which is what changed in the drug supply and …
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Michigan Marks Overdose Awareness Day as Deaths Fall Below 1,800
Michigan will observe August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day, under a proclamation issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II. For anyone affected by opioid addiction in the state, the figures the proclamation cites are worth reading closely, because they describe both real progress and a gap that is not closing. August …
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Texas ‘Pill Mill’ Wrote Prescriptions for 3 Million Opioid Pills
A Texas pill mill issued prescriptions for more than 3 million opioid pills over three years, and its sole prescriber has now been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison. Enforcement cases like this one change the supply rather than the demand, which is exactly why they matter to anyone living with opioid addiction right now. …
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Michigan Opioid Crisis Bills Signed as Overdose Deaths Fall 47%
The Michigan opioid crisis has eased based on the state’s own numbers due to relief programs. Now, two new laws keep the money and the regulatory machinery behind that trend moving. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bipartisan health bills on July 23 as the state reports overdose deaths have fallen 47% since 2021. …
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Fentanyl Powder Seizures Rise as Pill Seizures Fall in Midwest
The fentanyl supply moving through five Midwestern states is changing shape, and the shift matters for anyone tracking overdose risk. Federal seizure data released August 10 shows fentanyl pill seizures falling while fentanyl powder seizures climbing sharply in the same territory. The DEA’s Omaha Field Division seized more than 67,000 fentanyl pills across Iowa, Minnesota, …
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Mindfulness Program for Opioid Misuse Returns $12 per Dollar
A behavioral therapy for opioid misuse and chronic pain returns about $12 in economic benefit for every dollar spent on it, according to an economic evaluation. The University of Utah announced the findings on August 7. The therapy is Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement, abbreviated MORE. The analysis was conducted by Fernando Wilson, an economics professor with …
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Fentanyl and Stimulants Drive Shift in Mid-Michigan Overdoses
Forty-eight individuals succumbed to drug-related overdoses across Mid-Michigan in early 2026. A first-quarter report from the medical examiner’s office at University of Michigan Health Sparrow offers additional details. To be clear, the overall count has dropped, and that’s a credit to Michigan’s wide range of clinical and relief programs, including local Narcotics Anonymous chapters. But …
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German Drug Deaths Signal Synthetic Opioid Risk Still Facing US
Germany now sees the kind of shift in its drug supply that reshaped opioid addiction in the United States a decade ago. The American experience is the reason the German numbers are worth reading closely here. Federal figures in 2026 reported 2,150 drug-related deaths across Germany in 2025. Deaths among people under 30 reached 528, …
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Baltimore Marks Overdose Awareness Day With Free Resource Fair
For families who have lost someone to opioid addiction, the last weekend in August has become a fixed point on the calendar. The Baltimore City Health Department will hold its International Overdose Awareness Day event on Saturday, August 29. The event promises to bring city agencies, community organizations, peer recovery specialists, and Baltimore families into …
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Texas Ranchers Say Smuggling Continues as Border Crossings Fall
Border interdiction numbers don’t measure how safe the drug supply is, and a report from Texas illustrates the gap as smuggling continues. For anyone living or supporting those with opioid addiction, the practical takeaway from falling border statistics is smaller than the headline suggests. People along the Southern border region in Texas remain vigilant despite …
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