US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

Drug overdoses see major decline – except in these 2 states

(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…

Fatal overdoses in the U.S. see largest 1-year decline ever recorded

While an estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to the CDC, that’s down 27% from 2023.

Declining overdose numbers across U.S. mirror NH data

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before, the largest one-year decline ever recorded, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024— the largest one-year decline ever

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 provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023. The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years. The previous largest one-year drop was 4% in 2018, according to the agenc…

U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest 1-year decline ever seen

All but two states saw declines last year.

U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024, a new 1-year record - National

An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday, a 27 per cent drop from 2023.