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US Drug Overdose Deaths Declined in 2023
Medscape· 6 days agoDrug overdose deaths dropped by 3.1% from 2022, the CDC reports. Despite the overall decline, 15 states reported an increase of up to 44% in overdose...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time Since 2018
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoThe U.S. saw a slight decline in the number of new overdose deaths last year, marking a rare...
Overdose deaths see modest decline but maintain crisis-level
Crain's New York Business· 5 days agoThe number of overdose deaths in the city had a more meager decline. “These are still record...
EDITORIAL: Decline in overdose deaths is something to build on
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMay 19—According to provisional national data released Wednesday, the number of fatal overdoses in Maine dropped by 16% last year. It was the first annual reduction in fatalities ...
Drug Overdose Deaths in America Have Finally Stopped Climbing
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor the first time in a long while, America’s drug overdose crisis has not gotten worse. New...
First drop in overdose deaths in 6 years, US preliminary data shows By Reuters
Investing.com· 5 days agoStates including Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana and Maine saw declines of 15% or more in such deaths,...
US overdose deaths fell in 2023, still topped 100k
The Week· 4 days agoU.S. overdose deaths declined in 2023 for the first time in five years, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease...
Deadly overdoses fell in U.S. for first time in five years, new estimates show
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoU.S. deaths due to drug overdoses fell last year, the first decrease in five years, according to...
Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years
New York Times· 5 days agoPreliminary numbers show a nearly 4 percent decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl, but a...
US drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDrug overdose deaths in the United States declined last year for the first time since 2018,...