Drug overdose deathsfell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal data published Wednesday showed. An estimated 107,543 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'sNational Center f...
Experts reacted cautiously. One described the decline as relatively small, and said it should be thought more as part of a leveling off than a decrease. Another noted that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up in the years that followed. 'Flags of Hope' to...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Declined in 2023 for the First Time in 5 Years, CDC ReportsHalsey, GracePatient Care (Online)
About 107,500 people died of overdoses in the U.S. last year, including both American citizens and non-citizens who were in the country at the time they died, the CDC estimated. That’s down 3% from 2022, when there were an estimated 111,000 such deaths, the agency said. Though the...
New provisional CDC data published Wednesday shows drug overdose deaths in the U.S. fell from 2022 to 2023, marking the first annual decline in five years. May 15, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Holiday traffic along Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, SC Live Tracking holiday...
Experts reacted cautiously. One described the decline as relatively small, and said it should be thought more as part of a leveling off than a decrease. Another noted that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up in the years that followed. ...
1 cause of these overdose deaths is synthetic opioids – principally fentanyl. What is fentanyl? How does it kill? And who is to blame for its proliferation? In this program, CGTN talks exclusively with Mike Virgil, the former chief of ...
The CDC has not yet reported overdose numbers for 2023, although provisional data through the first 10 months of the year suggest overdose deaths continued to be stable last year. In an effort to prevent drug overdoses and deaths in young people, the American Medical Associationhas called forsc...
Drug Overdose Deaths in America Finally Stopped Climbing May 16, 2024 For the first time in a long while, America’s drug overdose crisis has not gotten worse. New preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that total overdose deaths took a slight dip in 2023,...
October 2, 2023The Center Square A nonprofit organization’s analysis of government data estimates drug overdose deaths increased 1.7% in 2023 to reach a new record high. The CDC estimates that more than 111,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in the 12-month period that ended in April....