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Overdose deaths see largest one-year decline ever: Here’s why
US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, ...
U.S. drug overdose deaths dropped sharply in 2024, the largest one-year decline ever recorded
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
Overdose deaths decline, a cross-species kidney transplant, poems help conservation efforts: Catch up on the day’s stories
4️⃣ Poems & porpoises: The Yangtze finless porpoise — a smaller dolphin-like creature — has faced extreme declines in numbers ...
US overdose deaths fell 27 percent last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
All but two states saw declines last year, with Nevada and South Dakota seeing small increases. Some of the biggest drops ...
Wisconsin has seen progress in reducing overdose deaths. Trump's cuts could upend that.
Rhetoric from the White House risks growing misconceptions of what harm reduction is and, significantly, what it is not.
Drug overdose deaths plummet to pre-pandemic levels during fentanyl crisis
Prof. Robert Valuck, who runs the Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention at the University of Colorado School of ...
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Experts Credit Harm Reduction, Not Border Cops, for 27% Drop in Overdose Deaths
Grassroots public health efforts and shifts in drug use have contributed to the sharp decline in overdose deaths.