The data shows that overdose deaths involving opioids fell from an estimated 84,181 in 2022 to 81,083 in 2023. While the majority of overdose deaths in 2023 were due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, there was a decrease from 2022. An estimated 76,226 deaths wer...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Declined in 2023 for the First Time in 5 Years, CDC ReportsHalsey, GracePatient Care (Online)
Drug overdose deaths decreased last year for the first time since 2018, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amount of drug deaths from drug overdoses decreased by 3 percentage points between 2022 and 2023. More than 107,000 overdose deaths were recorded ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of drug overdose deaths in Maine increased by nearly a quarter in 2021.
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...
Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. overdose deaths has risen almost every year and continued to break annual records.
West Virginia is currently the state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the United States, with 91 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. Although West Virginia had the highest drug overdose death rate at that time, California was the state where the most people died from ...
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NEW YORK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Drug overdose deaths rose 15 percent in U.S. President Joe Biden's first year in office, according to new data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 107,000 people in the United States died in 2021 from drug...