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

Harm reduction, not border cops, credited for historic drop in US overdose deaths

Experts say grassroots public health efforts—not federal drug crackdowns—are driving the largest decline in overdose deaths ever recorded, despite ongoing political attacks on harm reduction.

US Drug Overdose Deaths Fall Nearly 27 Percent To Lowest Level In 5 Years

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Narcan funding cuts could have deadly impact, EMS director warns

Overdose deaths decreased by 27% last year, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week. Local first responders are concerned that progress in overdose death prevention could slow significantly if access to life-saving overdose reversal…

DATA: Reported drug overdose deaths in Tennessee down in 2024 from year prior, per CDC

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that reported overdose deaths dropped significantly across the U.S. last year — including in Tennessee. The CDC found that across the United States, reported drug overdose deaths were down by 25.6%. In Tennessee, there was a 31.14% reduction in the number of reported opioid deaths. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: Subscribe to News 2 email alerts → "It's…

Winnebago County sees decline in overdose deaths, reflecting national trend

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows nationwide overdose deaths declined significantly over the last year. Ciceli McLin, the community care coordinator for the Winnebago County Coroner's Office, said overdose deaths have also declined in the county. "In 2023, we had a total of 117 deaths in 2024 where we had 64. So when we look at the numbers, we see a decline, which is a good thing, which do…

Buffalo man sentenced after lying in connection with fentanyl death

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man will spend the next three years and five months in prison after he lied to protect a drug dealer whose fentanyl killed a victim in 2019, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Roman Lapp, 50, provided heroin/fentanyl/acetyl fentanyl to an individual after he obtained it from Steven Gonzalez in June 2019. The individual took the drugs, overdosed and died. Lapp lied to the Buffalo Police Department and federal …