US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, ...

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

While overdose deaths in New York state have declined overall, racial disparities have widened, and uncertainty around ...

Efforts to reduce overdose deaths appear to be working, both here in the state and around the country. A new report from the ...

Preliminary data from the Kitsap Public Health District found opioid overdoses dropped in 2024, the first decline in six years.

Ohio medical examiner Anahi Ortiz was receiving more bodies than her office could process. The cause of death wasn’t COVID-19; it was drug overdoses. Over just 36 hours, Ortiz’s small office handled ...

Long Island, once at the forefront of the opioid epidemic, has seen its overdose numbers consistently decline in recent years ...

New York is getting a long-awaited reprieve from its overdose crisis, with deaths falling by nearly a third in the last year.

Washington recorded a 12% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, as the country sees its largest decline in history. A variety ...

Drug overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18 to 44, according to the CDC. Recent funding cuts by the White House threaten to reverse the declines in overdose deaths.

CDC reports 80,000 US overdose deaths in 2024, down from 110,000 the year prior. It’s the largest annual decline in overdose deaths since tracking began 45 years ago. Experts point to expanded ...

All but two states saw declines last year, with Nevada and South Dakota seeing small increases. Some of the biggest drops ...