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.
Drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
Nov 14, 2024 · Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preliminary data...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data - U.S. News
Oct 7, 2024 · The statistics, compiled by states and posted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show just over 100,000 people died of a drug overdose during the 12-month period ending in...
US Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data - MPR
Oct 9, 2024 · HealthDay News — In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America’s opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths.
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · National surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already show an unprecedented decline in drug deaths of roughly 10.6 percent. That's a huge reversal from recent...
U.S. overdose deaths drop 10%, new data shows - MSN
In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths.
US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful
Sep 19, 2024 · Fatal overdoses in the US have dropped 10% in the past year, according to the latest data from the CDC. Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data - MSN
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose...
U.S. overdose deaths drop 10% in early data - Medical Xpress
Oct 7, 2024 · In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths.
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data - Drugs.com
Oct 7, 2024 · Overdose deaths in 2021 topped 100,000 nationally for the first time. In 2022, the spike slowed but still reached nearly 110,000 confirmed deaths, a record high. Last year, an estimated 108,318 people died in what federal officials described as the first annual decrease in deaths since 2018.