CDC provisional 12-month counts show overdose mortality peaked in 2022 after pandemic-era disruption and has declined annually since 2023, reaching pre-pandemic lows by end-2025. State heterogeneity ...

May 13 (Reuters) - Drug overdose deaths in the United States fell nearly 14% in 2025, federal estimates showed on ‌Wednesday, marking a third consecutive year of declines. Here are some details: Sign ...

Louisiana recorded a nearly one-third drop in drug-involved deaths last year, marking the lowest overdose mortality the state has seen since 2020, according to new data presented this week to the ...

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest ...

Nonfatal overdoses, meanwhile, have increased since 2025, although experts caution against drawing any conclusions about that ...

Overdose deaths in the county dropped by nearly 30% between 2022 and 2025.

Fewer Americans are dying with a massive drop in overdose deaths leading the charge - Provisional CDC data shows the US ...

The number of people who died from drug overdoses dropped again in 2025, a promising trend as the U.S. emerges from a national fentanyl crisis that accelerated these fatalities. There were an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. U.S. overdose deaths dropped 21% through August 2025 — the longest sustained decline in decades — but remain above ...

For the third year in a row, accidental drug-related overdose and poisoning deaths have dropped in Los Angeles County, a decline officials attribute to ongoing investments in prevention and harm ...

The illicit drug trade is deeply connected to other crimes including human trafficking, illegal mining and environmental destruction. Together, these interconnected crimes are part of a vicious cycle ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. U.S. drug overdose deaths fell about 14% in 2025, to roughly 70,000 — the third straight annual drop and a return ...