U.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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The U.S. recorded approximately 107,000 deaths from overdose last year, and the main culprit of the current overdose crisis is fentanyl, a highly potent and addictive synthetic opioid that started to flood the drug market about a decade ago.
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.
US Overdose Deaths Top 100K For Third Year in a Row, But Dropped Slightly Since Last Year
Fatal drug overdoses in the United States declined for the first time in five years - but even with some progress, more than 100,000 people died from drug use for the third year in a row, the National Center for Health Statistics announced on Wednesday.
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