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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Julia Musto

Overdose deaths fell by 30,000 last year — declining in every state except two

Overdose deaths in the U.S. plummeted by nearly 30,000 year-on-year - the largest decline ever recorded.

An estimated 80,391 people died from drugs in 2024, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and prevention data. That marks a decrease of 27 percent from the 110,000 deaths reported in 2023.

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