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After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America. Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released ...

Drug overdose deaths in the United States made an unprecedented drop to the lowest they’ve been in five years, according to a new federal government estimate released Wednesday. During the Covid-19 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The number of people who died of drug overdoses in Ohio was 4,452 in 2023, a 9% decrease from the previous year, according to the state’s latest unintentional drug overdose report.

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...

U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths ...