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US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% in 2024, CDC report finds
Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States in 2024 to the lowest levels seen in five years, according to a new CDC ...
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, ...
CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024
By Stephanie Brown HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9 ...
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D.C. overdose deaths plummeted last year
Data: CDC; Note: 2024 data is provisional and may be underreported; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Drug overdose deaths are seeing a dramatic drop in D.C., according to preliminary CDC data. The big picture ...
CDC reports 27% decline in overdose deaths last year
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 ...
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What’s Driving the Drop in Overdose Deaths?
The CDC reports that drug overdose deaths have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Is this the beginning of the end of the ...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Dropped to 5-Year Low in 2024, CDC Data Shows
Nearly 80,391 people died from drug overdose in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending December 2024, compared with 110,037 ...
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CDC reports 27% decline in overdose deaths last year
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before ... That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023.The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years.