White House Drug Policy Director Statement on Historic Decline in …
1 day ago · Office of the United States Trade Representative; Climate Policy Office; ... (CDC) showing drug overdose deaths declined by 14.5% year-over-year (in the 12-months ending June 2024). This is the ...
Drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
18 hours ago · A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an …
1 day ago · Overdose death rates began steadily climbing in the 1990s because of opioid painkillers, followed by waves of deaths led by other opioids like heroin and — more recently — illicit fentanyl. Provisional data had indicated a slight decline for 2023, and the tally released Wednesday showed that the downward trend has kept going.
US overdose deaths down, giving experts hope for enduring decline
1 day ago · 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 ...
US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope
1 day ago · Drug overdose deaths in the United States appear to continue to decline, giving experts hope that the nation is seeing sustained improvement in what remains an epidemic. Some 97,000 people died of ...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018
May 15, 2024 · The new data show overdose deaths involving opioids decreased from an estimated 84,181 in 2022 to 81,083 in 2023. While overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) decreased in 2023 compared to 2022, cocaine and psychostimulants (like methamphetamine) increased.
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses : NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer...
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
Sep 13, 2023 · There were 111,355 overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending April 2023, compared with 110,394 deaths in the 12-month period ending March 2022.
Drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 but remain high - NPR
May 15, 2024 · Preliminary data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. fell by roughly 3% in 2023. That is a significant reversal from...
New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline - U.S. News …
1 day ago · THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now declined for the second year in a row.