Drug overdose deaths have been increasing steadily for over two decades in large part due to opioids. That's until recently.

Earlier this week, Axios reported that drug overdose deaths fell to an estimated 80,391 in 2024, a 27% drop from 2023 and the lowest total since 2019. In other words, the United States just saw ...

Introduction: A National Shift Worth Examining The United States witnessed something unexpected between 2023 and 2024—a 24% reduction in drug overdose deaths, as reported by the Centers for Disease ...

The U.S. marked its largest one-year decline in drug overdose deaths in 2024, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. According to the CDC’s Percent Change in ...

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

Overdose deaths, specifically from opioids, are on the decline across the nation and data from the Kern County Coroner's Office shows local deaths are down as well. According to KCSO, there were 189 ...

America’s overdose death toll fell sharply in 2024, with fentanyl deaths down nearly 37 percent. But experts warn the crisis ...

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed new legislation allowing involuntary manslaughter charges for drug dealers whose ...

Boston's Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Dr. Kevin Simon, on the city's sharp decline in opioid overdose deaths. New data ...

Data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows a 34% reduction in overdose deaths between 2023 and 2024.