US EditionU.S. Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time Since 2018
- The CDC reported a 3% decrease in fatal overdoses in the U.S. last year, totaling about 107,500 deaths, including citizens and non-citizens.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the decline in fatal overdoses, with an estimated 107,500 deaths in the U.S. in the previous year.
- This decrease contrasts with 2022, which had an estimated 111,000 fatal overdoses, as stated by the CDC.
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Fatal overdoses fell slightly in the U.S. last year, but fentanyl still poses a big threat
Drug overdose deaths fell by 3% in 2023, the first decline since 2018, according to estimates from the CDC. But seizures of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far stronger than heroin, have skyrocketed in the last two years, the DEA says.
First drop in overdose deaths in 6 years, US preliminary data shows
(Reuters) – The number of deaths from drug overdose fell 3% to 107,543 in 2023 from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Wednesday. States including Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana and Maine saw declines of 15% or more in such deaths, mostly from opioids, while Alaska, Washington and Oregon reported notable increases of at least 27% compared to 2022, the data sh…
Overdose deaths in the United States fell for the first time last year since 2018. It is not a very significant reduction (107,543 deaths in 2023 compared to the 111,029 counted in 2022), but at least it points to a possible change in trend, which was drawing a terrifying upward trajectory thanks to the spread of synthetic drugs on the country's streets, especially fentanyl, a substance considered responsible for three-quarters of the fatal over…
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