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US drug overdose deaths 2022-2025

The decline in US drug overdose deaths from 2022 to 2025, with estimates ranging from 24% to 27% year-over-year, and the possible causes of this decline, including changes in the illicit fentanyl supply and expanded public-health responses.

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are Fentanyl overdose deaths are on a huge decline and who is responsible

U.S. drug overdose deaths have fallen sharply from their 2022 peak: provisional CDC data and multiple news outlets report declines in the mid‑20s percent range for 2024 and continued drops into 2025, ...