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US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels
- The CDC reported a 27% decline in U.S. Drug overdose deaths in 2024, marking the largest one-year drop ever recorded.
- This decrease marks the largest single-year drop on record, reflecting an estimated 80,000 overdose fatalities in 2024, which is 27% lower than the approximately 110,000 deaths reported in 2023, based on provisional CDC data.
- The reductions affected all but two states, with Ohio and West Virginia showing some of the biggest decreases amid a persistent overdose crisis.
- Experts attribute the drop partly to wider naloxone availability, expanded addiction treatment, and over $50 billion allocated for addiction efforts over the last decade.
- Although progress has been made, drug overdoses continue to be the top cause of death among individuals aged 18 to 44, and experts emphasize that continued funding and efforts are essential to sustain these gains.
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Overdose Deaths Fell in 2024: What’s Driving This, and Will It Last?
The latest national overdose figures from the CDC, released May 14, show that deaths fell by almost 27 percent in 2024—the third straight year of decline from a horrific peak. Yet there were 80,391 preventable overdose deaths in the United States in 2024—a scale of tragedy that seemed unthinkable a decade ago. And the national decline is not spread evenly, with some demographic groups and areas continuing to suffer increases. The new Centers for…
MN & ND saw large decrease in drug overdose deaths in 2024, SD had an increase
UNITED STATES – Minnesota and North Dakota saw big drops in drug overdose deaths in 2024 while South Dakota had a slight increase. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Minnesota had a more than 27 percent decrease from 2023 and North Dakota’s reduction was nearly nine percent. South Dakota had just over a two percent rise in fatal overdoses. Experts point to limited access to overdose prevention tools like naloxone as a f…
Overdose deaths plummet by nearly 27% last year
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - Overdose deaths plummeted in 2024, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported nearly 30,000 fewer lives lost compared to the previous year. The nation is seeing the largest one-year decline recorded, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The CDC reported Georgia saw a 22% drop in 2024. Dr. Jay Goldstein, assistant medical director with Memorial Health said there are two key drivers for the overdos…
Michigan among states seeing big decline in drug overdoses
(NEXSTAR) — After years of alarming increases, fatal drug overdoses have finally dropped in America, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. The agency reported there were 30,000 fewer deaths from drug overdoses in 2024 than there were the year prior. It's the largest one-year decline ever recorded – about 27% – but nonetheless, around 80,000 people lost their lives to an overdose. The biggest drops were in some of the states h…
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Fall Nearly 27% to Lowest Level in 5 Years - 🔔 The Liberty Daily
(The Epoch Times)—Drug overdose deaths in the United States dropped sharply in 2024, falling to their lowest level since before the pandemic, according to provisional data released on May 14 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report estimates that 80,391 people died of a drug overdose in 2024—a 26.9 percent decline from 110,037 in 2023, marking the largest one-year drop since the agency began collecting comparable data …
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