Fatalities declined nearly 14% in 2025 to prepandemic levels, driven by a drop in fentanyl and other opioid-related deaths.
May 13 (Reuters) - Drug overdose deaths in the United States fell nearly 14% in 2025, federal estimates showed on Wednesday, ...
CDC provisional data shows drug overdose deaths have declined for three straight years in the U.S. An estimated 69,973 overdose deaths occurred in 2025, down nearly 14% from 2024. The CDC says ...
Drug overdoses have declined for a third straight year, according to preliminary data released by the CDC on May 13. 1 The ...
NEW YORK — About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it ...
FILE PHOTO: A sign sits outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner/File Photo May 13 (Reuters) - Drug ...
Despite these positive trends, health and law enforcement officials have recently raised alarms about new and increasingly ...