Products - Data Briefs - Number 491 - March 2024 - Centers for …
Mar 21, 2024 · Drug overdose deaths involving selected drug categories were identified by multiple cause-of-death codes: T40.1 (heroin), T40.2 (natural and semisynthetic opioids), T40.3 (methadone), and T40.4 (synthetic opioids other than methadone).
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · Data from Vermont's Health Department shows overdose deaths have dropped roughly 22 percent in 2024. That means more survivors like Eric Breeyear, who has used heroin and fentanyl for years.
Drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
1 day ago · Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America. Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control ...
‘It’s Huge, It’s Historic, It’s Unheard-of’: Drug Overdose Deaths …
Jul 14, 2021 · Drug overdose deaths rose nearly 30 percent in 2020 to a record 93,000, according to preliminary statistics released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the...
Overdose deaths down in U.S., providing experts hope for …
2 days ago · Nation Nov 13, 2024 1:43 PM EST. NEW YORK (AP) — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in ...
U.S. Overdose Deaths In 2021 Increased Half as Much as in 2020
May 11, 2022 · The new data show overdose deaths involving opioids increased from an estimated 70,029 in 2020 to 80,816 in 2021. Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl), psychostimulants such as methamphetamine, and cocaine also continued to increase in 2021 compared to 2020.
CDC says US drug overdose deaths have declined - BBC
The number of people dying from drug overdoses in the US has decreased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new report. Overall, overdose deaths declined by roughly 14% ...
Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2002-2022 - CDC …
This report presents rates of drug overdose deaths from the National Vital Statistics System over a 20-year period by demographic group and by the type of drugs involved, with a focus on changes from 2021 to 2022.
Drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually for the first time, …
Nov 17, 2021 · More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for...
U.S. Sees Record Number Of Drug Overdoses, Driven By Opioids - NPR
Jul 14, 2021 · More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year — a record number that reflects a rise of nearly 30% from 2019, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease...