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 ...

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

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

Opioid overdose deaths have decreased for 12 months, with 70,655 predicted deaths through June 2024, down from 86,401 in June ...

Overdose deaths dropped nationally for the second straight year with only five states reporting increases — with Alaska ...

"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 ...