US EditionUS overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels
- The US saw a 27% decline in overdose deaths in 2024, with an estimated 80,000 fatalities nationwide, according to the CDC.
- The decline follows persistent efforts including President Trump's national emergency declaration, education, and expanded naloxone availability.
- Synthetic opioids, mainly fentanyl, remain involved in most deaths despite a 37% drop in related fatalities; some regions reported increased deaths.
- Experts emphasized that maintaining harm reduction, treatment access, and federal support is critical to sustain progress amid budget cuts and ongoing risks.
- Overdose continues to be the top cause of mortality among Americans aged 18 to 44, highlighting the importance of sustained public health initiatives and ongoing research efforts.
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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…
Alberta boasts a 39% decrease in overdose deaths in 2024, but health care providers are more critical of its approach.
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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