Fatal drug overdoses among young Americans have declined significantly for the first time in a decade, according to newly released federal data – a rare moment in the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
The number of drug-related deaths among people under 35 dropped from more than 31,000 in 2021 to approximately 16,690 in 2024 — a decrease of nearly 47 percent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported.
