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US drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis
Alaska Superstation· 3 days agoDrug overdose deaths in the United States declined last year for the first time since 2018,...
Fewer overdose deaths were reported in 2023, but experts remain cautious - Maryland Daily Record
The Daily Record· 3 days agoThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. It would be only the second annual decline ...
Documents, interviews show how agencies responded to rash of deadly overdoses in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBy the time Austin-Travis County EMS declared the "overdose surge" over on Friday, May 3, 79 people...
CDC: Drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 2018
The Washington Times· 4 days agoThe number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018,...
Overdose deaths in 2023 fell for the first time since the pandemic
Axios· 3 days agoFatal drug overdoses in the United States declined last year for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, new preliminary federal data show. The big picture: It's ...
CT man charged with manslaughter after allegedly selling fatal dose of fentanyl disguised as ...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA Putnam man has been charged with allegedly selling fentanyl disguised as a less-potent prescription painkiller to a woman who fatally overdosed nearly ...
Fatal drug overdoses decreased in 2023, CDC reports
FOX 2 News Detroit· 2 days agoFrom about 111,000 deadly overdoses in 2022 to over 107,000 in 2023 -- it's a drop of about 3%, according to the CDC. FOX 2 (WJBK) - Farmington Hills...
‘Heartening News’: Data Shows First Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths in 5 Years
US News & World Report· 3 days agoNew data indicates the U.S. experienced its first annual decline in drug overdose deaths in half a decade last year, with ticks down in mortality tied to both opioids overall ...
Kentucky doctor sentenced to 20 years over prescribing that led to patient’s death
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 5 days agoA Kentucky dentist convicted of illegally prescribing morphine to a patient who died of a drug ...