Despite Declining Rates of Fatal Drug Overdoses, Inequities Persist Among Demographic Subgroups and By Drug Type Into 2024

Overdose deaths fall statewide, but the opioid fight is far from over

U.S. Overdose Deaths Are Declining, Just Not for Everyone

This article explains that drug overdose deaths in the United States began to fall steadily around August 2023 after many years of increases, especially during the fentanyl era. This is encouraging news, but the decline has not happened evenly across the country, across all drug types, or across all groups of people.In the study, published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examined 800,645 drug overdose deaths between January 2015 and October 20…

Despite Declining Rates of Fatal Drug Overdoses, Inequities Persist Among Demographic Subgroups and By Drug Type Into 2024

Despite Declining Rates of Fatal Drug Overdoses, Inequities Persist Among Demographic Subgroups and By Drug Type Into 2024 Despite Declining Rates of Fatal Drug Overdoses, Inequities Persist Among Demographic Subgroups and By Drug Type Into 2024New Data by Education Show Disproportionate Burden on People With a High School Diploma or Less, Consistently Across All Types of DrugsSince their rapid ascent and tragic peak during the COVID-19 pandemic…