Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States last year to the lowest levels ... Statistics found nationwide drug overdose deaths fell from 110,037 in 2023 to 80,391 in 2024.

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

The U.S. marked its largest one-year decline in drug overdose deaths in 2024, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. According to the CDC’s Percent Change in ...

Fatal drug overdoses among young Americans dropped 47% in 2024, offering hope in the fentanyl crisis. Experts cite Narcan, ...

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

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

The Boston Public Health Commission released data last week that showed a 38% decrease in overdose deaths compared to 2023.

Fentanyl deaths in Colorado dropped last year, but still had an economic toll of $13.1 billion, a new report says.

Reason to celebrate, but not overestimate. That should be the takeaway from the state’s most recent fatal drug overdose statistics. Deaths in Massachusetts last year from that cause dropped to its ...

It isn’t an exaggeration to say Pennsylvania’s opioid and fentanyl epidemic is the public health challenge of our time.