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

NEW YORK — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is ...

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time in years, overdose deaths are trending down across the country, including Portland ...

In the latest CDC data, overdose death reports are down in 45 states. Increases occurred in Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and ...

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

"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 ...

ATLANTA — New numbers from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control show a decline in Opioid overdose deaths in the United ...

A decline in Michigan's overdose deaths is marking progress in the state's ongoing battle against opioids, according to the ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported opioid overdose deaths in the state decreased by 5.7% in the ...

NEW YORK — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were about ...