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 ...

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

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

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 CDC reports that fatal overdoses dropped 27% in 2024. Progress has been made, but proposed budget cuts may hamper future ...

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

An especially promising sign within Boston’s 2024 overdose data is the significant drop in deaths of Black and Latino residents, specifically men.

A reporter told Sheinbaum on Tuesday that some CDC researchers have said that "many" of the anti-drug strategies used in the ...

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.