CDC: Overdose deaths set to dip below 100,000 for the first time since 2020
U.S. drug overdose deaths are on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a hopeful milestone amid efforts to stem the epidemic. Provisional data had showed a slight decline for 2023, but the numbers released Wednesday showed that decline…
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
In the latest CDC data, overdose death reports are down in 45 states. Increases occurred in Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Overdose deaths decline for second year in a row, down 14% nationwide
Overdose deaths declined for the second year in a row, fanning health experts’ hopes that the opioid crisis could be turning around.
NC drug overdose deaths appear to be dropping. Why?
As drug experts parse the data trying to understand the factors that could contribute to a sudden drop in overdose deaths, harm reductionists in western North Carolina work to stave off a possible spike in overdoses after the destruction brought by Hurricane Helene.
US drug overdose deaths have declined, CDC says
Experts are unsure as to what is causing the decline, which saw deaths decrease by some 14% between June 2023 and 2024.
US Overdose Deaths Down by 14%: CDC
CDC data released Wednesday shows there were approximately 97,000 U.S. deaths in the 12-month period ending June 30.
New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline
There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to new provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down from an estimated 113,
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Massachusetts drug overdose deaths drop 23%: ‘Cautiously optimistic … won’t take our foot off the gas’
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Deaths Due to Opioid Overdose Fall for the 12th Consecutive Month
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UP health professionals respond to overdose death rate decrease in Michigan
MICHIGAN (WLUC) - From 2022 to 2023, opioid overdose deaths went down in Michigan by 5.7%. Before this, overdose deaths had ...