There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, ...

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US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's long-running opioid crisis, new data showed Wednesday. An estimated 80,391 ...

West Virginia has had the highest drug overdose death rate in the nation. The National Center for Health Statistics has shown that West Virginia has been experiencing a drug overdose death rate of ...

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Two states from the American Southwest are among the three worst regions in the country for drug abuse, a new study suggests ...