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

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.

The U.S. marked its largest one-year decline in drug overdose deaths in 2024, according to Centers for Disease Control and ...

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

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

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

West Virginia is the hardest-hit of all states when it comes to overdose drug deaths. Must be those damn pills, right? No.

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

Healthbeat reports New York state cut overdose deaths by 32% through increased harm reduction services and treatment, ...

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