Fatalities declined nearly 14% in 2025 to prepandemic levels, driven by a drop in fentanyl and other opioid-related deaths.

May 13 (Reuters) - Drug overdose ⁠deaths ⁠in the United ⁠States fell nearly 14% in ​2025, federal estimates showed on Wednesday, marking ‌a third consecutive ‌year of declines.

Experts cite range of factors as overdose deaths drop to nearly 70,000 in 2025, a 14 percent decline over previous year.

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest ...

Newly released provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that fatal drug overdoses fell in 2025, marking three consecutive years of declines. By December ...

NEW YORK(AP) — About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making ...

FILE PHOTO: A sign sits outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner/File Photo May 13 (Reuters) - Drug ...

The number of people who died from drug overdoses dropped again in 2025, a promising trend as the U.S. emerges from a national fentanyl crisis that accelerated these fatalities. There were an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says overdose deaths nationwide dropped 14% compared to the previous year, marking ...