U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEBSep 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...
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
WEBSep 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 Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not …
WEBSept. 21, 2024. Drug overdose deaths are decreasing sharply across the country, according to recent state and federal data, a dramatic improvement in the nation’s efforts to reverse the...
Drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 but remain high - NPR
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Preliminary data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. fell by roughly 3% in 2023. That is a significant reversal from...
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of overdose …
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are calling a fourth wave of the overdose epidemic.
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The new data show overdose deaths involving opioids decreased from an estimated 84,181 in 2022 to 81,083 in 2023. While overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) decreased in 2023 compared to 2022, cocaine and psychostimulants (like methamphetamine) increased.
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018 - AP News
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell in 2023 — for only the second time since the current national epidemic of drug deaths began more than three decades ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the …
New data show US drug epidemic is deadlier than ever, but ... - CNN
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · CNN — Drug overdose deaths have doubled over the past six years, soaring in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic and continued rise of fentanyl. The country first surpassed 100,000 annual...
Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Drug overdoses overall in 2023 were estimated at 107,543, down from 111,029 in 2022, a 3 percent drop. Opioid deaths fell 3.7 percent while deaths from cocaine rose 5 percent and deaths from...
Drug overdoses reach another record in 2022, CDC says | AP News
WEBMar 21, 2024 · Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022. That's according to final figures the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.