Death

Overdose deaths from the opioid painkiller fentanyl — the same drug that killed the musician Prince — have increased sharply in a number of U.S. states.

What's worse than death? Doctors asked a group of patients.

A growing body of research now suggests that there is a fourth phase immediately preceding death that scientists have dubbed the "death spiral."

There are a number of ways that prescription opioids can be lethal.

How deadly are medical mistakes in the U.S.?

Some U.S. counties have seen a 70-fold increase in drug overdose deaths in the last few decades, a new study finds.

Which day will it be?

Overdoses involving benzodiazepines are "a public health problem that has gone under the radar," a researchers says.