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Record drop in drug overdose deaths nationwide, CDC reports
For the first time since 2018, the United States has seen a decrease in drug overdose deaths. The Center for Disease Control officials saw a nearly 15 percent drop in deaths from June 2023 through June 2024.
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.
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.
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.
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic.There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30,
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.
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,
Drug overdose deaths on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020 as US fights fentanyl crisis
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Massachusetts drug overdose deaths drop 23%: ‘Cautiously optimistic… won’t take our foot off the gas’
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Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020
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Drug overdose deaths down in Summit, Portage and Wayne counties but up in Stark and Medina
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'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
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U.S. drug overdose deaths are on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020 as country fights fentanyl crisis
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