Drug overdose deaths have been increasing steadily for over two decades in large part due to opioids. That's until recently.

Earlier this week, Axios reported that drug overdose deaths fell to an estimated 80,391 in 2024, a 27% drop from 2023 and the lowest total since 2019. In other words, the United States just saw ...

Introduction: A National Shift Worth Examining The United States witnessed something unexpected between 2023 and 2024—a 24% reduction in drug overdose deaths, as reported by the Centers for Disease ...

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

District Attorney Michael E. McMahon hosted the Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force at its first meeting of the ...

America’s overdose death toll fell sharply in 2024, with fentanyl deaths down nearly 37 percent. But experts warn the crisis ...

PROVIDENCE – Fatal drug overdoses in Rhode Island fell for the second year in a row in 2024, Gov. Dan McKee and the ...

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

Overdose deaths, specifically from opioids, are on the decline across the nation and data from the Kern County Coroner's ...

Data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows a 34% reduction in overdose deaths between 2023 and 2024.