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Brian Mann

U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels

Fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills are flooding U.S. streets, but other street drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine, are killing more and more people. (U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah /AP)

Updated Wednesday May 15 at 1:25 p.m. ET.

Preliminary data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. fell by roughly 3% in 2023.

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