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US drug overdose deaths fall for third straight year
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 ...
Overdose deaths fall for 3rd straight year amid a changing drug supply and funding cuts
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 ...
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Drug overdose deaths drop in United States for third year in a row
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released data showing that deaths from drug overdoses fell by nearly 14 percent in 2025, continuing a third consecutive year of ...
Data: Deadly overdose deaths drop for 3rd consecutive year in RI
Deadly drug overdoses statewide have dropped 50% since 2022, according to new data released by the Rhode Island Department of ...
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
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Fatal drug overdoses fall for third straight year: CDC
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 2025, ...
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US drug overdose deaths dropped for third straight year in 2025, CDC data shows
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 ...