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 in ...
At this camp, kids who lost a parent to a drug overdose are not …
WEB1 day ago · In just one decade, from 2011 to 2021, more than 321,000 children in the U.S. lost a parent to drug overdose, according to a study published in May in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Philadelphia sees a decline in drug overdose deaths among …
WEB2 days ago · Fewer Philadelphians are dying from drug overdoses, according to new city data released Wednesday, which shows a decline in fatalities for the first time in five years. Data from the Philadelphia ...
US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful
WEBSep 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...
Opioid deaths now lowest in 3 years, but still worse than ... - CBS News
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Opioid overdose deaths have dropped to the lowest they have been in three years, new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest, in the wake of a record surge of...
Overdose deaths have continued to drop, now at their lowest ... - ABC News
WEBSep 19, 2024 · The estimated number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have been dropping for months and are now at their lowest levels in three years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · More than 111,000 people died of a drug overdose in the United States in the 12-month period ending in April, according to provisional data from the CDC.
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.
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...
New data show US drug epidemic is deadlier than ever, but ... - CNN
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · Nationwide, 14,000 more people died of drug overdoses than in the previous year, a 16% increase. Overdose deaths were up in all but three states compared to a year earlier, the provisional...