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New York Daily News · 3h

Overdose deaths decline for second year in a row, down 14% nationwide

Overdose deaths declined for the second year in a row, fanning health experts’ hopes that the opioid crisis could be turning around.

BBC on MSN · 11h

US drug overdose deaths have declined, CDC says

Experts are unsure as to what is causing the decline, which saw deaths decrease by some 14% between June 2023 and 2024.

Associated Press · 1d

US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline. There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

US Overdose Deaths Down by 14%: CDC

CDC data released Wednesday shows there were approximately 97,000 U.S. deaths in the 12-month period ending June 30.

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline

There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to new provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down from an estimated 113,

U.S. drug overdose deaths on pace to fall below 100,000 this year

"It is a real trend, and that’s great," the CDC director says about a sharp drop in drug overdose deaths. But she also warned, "This can get away from us."

Grand Junction man sentenced to 71 months in prison for fentanyl overdose death of a minor

23-year-old Nathanial Matheny, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to almost a decade in both state and federal prison after ...

1d

Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020

Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the ...

25mon MSN

Woman charged with murder in fentanyl overdose death

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Bradenton woman is facing murder charges for her alleged involvement in the fentanyl overdose death of a ...

43mon MSN

Gloucester man sentenced for 2020 overdose death

William McMillion got an active sentence of between five years and six months and seven years and eight months.

KLAS Las Vegas on MSN1h

Nevada overdose deaths increase as trend fades across U.S., CDC data shows

Overdose deaths increased in Nevada and four other states as national numbers declined, according to provisional data ...

56mon MSN

UP health professionals respond to overdose death rate decrease in Michigan

MICHIGAN (WLUC) - From 2022 to 2023, opioid overdose deaths went down in Michigan by 5.7%. Before this, overdose deaths had ...

What's being done to slow Utah's fentanyl overdose crisis?

While fentanyl fatal overdoses are down across the country, they remain on the rise in Utah with a new state task force ...

1h

GJ man sentenced in fentanyl overdose death of minor

Justice was delivered for the victim of this terrible tragedy,” District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said in the release. “I hope ...

Iowa Public Radio1h

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases

A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the ...

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