Drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
3 days ago · The medication reverses most opioid overdoses, including those caused by fentanyl. Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on ...
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths...
Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now ... - CBS News
4 days ago · Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the 12th straight...
Drug overdose deaths fall for 6 months straight as officials …
Oct 18, 2024 · Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is the largest recorded...
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
Sep 13, 2023 · Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be another...
Drug Overdose news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Almost 650,000 people aged 18 to 64 died of a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, researchers found. May 8 Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, CDC says
New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline - U.S. News …
3 days ago · There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to new provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down from an ...
Warnings of new deadly chemical in street drug supply : NPR
May 29, 2024 · Medetomidine, a chemical long used by veterinarians and doctors, is now turning up in the street drug supply and triggering a new wave of overdoses.
CDC says US drug overdose deaths have declined - BBC News
3 days ago · Getty Images. Brandon Drenon. BBC News. 14 November 2024. The number of people dying from drug overdoses in the US has decreased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new ...
US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful
Sep 19, 2024 · Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in three years, and a new analysis suggests that some downward trends indicate “unprecedented” progress in...