ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Drug overdose deaths are being recorded in a new way here in the commonwealth. The Virginia Department ...

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not ...

Drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts tied to opioids are at their lowest level in more than a decade, according the ...

Federal data show that opioid-related overdose deaths dropped to the lowest level since 2013 — a decline seen across all ...

US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, with experts citing naloxone access, treatment, and shifting drug use.

Overdose deaths appear to be declining sharply in the United States, a sign that efforts to combat the scourge of lethal fentanyl may be paying off even as experts caution that the toll remains ...

Health officials credited measures including large-scale investments in drug treatment and overdose prevention for a sharp decline in drug overdoses.

In New York State, the number was even more pronounced, from 3,612 overdose deaths down to 2,945 — marking an 18.5% drop. New York City saw a 12% decrease, from 3,305 to 2,900.

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to ...

Overdose deaths in 2021 topped 100,000 nationally for the first time. In 2022, according to federal data, the spike slowed but still reached nearly 110,000 confirmed deaths, a record high.