Map shows drug overdose death trends by state as overall fatalities dip in 2023, CDC says
During that time, drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide, marking the first time overdose deaths declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The trend continued into 2024, with overdose deaths falling 17% between July 2023 and July 2024, CBS News previously reported.
Overdose deaths decline in U.S. driven by fewer opioid fatalities
America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.
Map shows drug overdose death trends by state
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics shows which U.S. states saw the greatest decrease in overdose deaths between 2022 and 2023. During that time,
Fatal drug overdoses are falling — but not everywhere
Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The fatal drug overdose rate fell 4% nationwide from 2022 to 2023, per new CDC data — but grew notably out West and up in Alaska. Why it matters: Overdose deaths seem to be falling as pandemic-era isolation ebbs and access to life-saving medications like Naloxone grows.
2022 to 2023 Saw Decrease in Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in United States
From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose death in the United States, according to a report published in the February Health E-Stats, a publication of the National Center for Health Statistics.
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A Chillicothe man sentenced to three years of community control for illegal conveyance was among five people sentenced in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
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DRUG ABUSE
Narcotics Control Bureau’s annual report of 2017 states that abuse of pharmaceutical drugs-both over-the-counter and prescription drugs — is “prevalent in virtually all states of northern ...