An Unprecedented 22 Percent Drop in Drug Deaths Does Not Mean Prohibition Is Finally Working
During the year ending last August, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
CBS New York on MSN8d
Overdose deaths down more than 20% in N.Y. state, CDC data reveals. Here's why experts say it's happening.
Centers for Disease Control data shows 1,600 fewer people died of overdoses in New York from August of 2023 to August of 2024 ...
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CDC reports sharp rise in carfentanil-related overdose deaths in Illinois
The CDC's latest report on drug overdose deaths reveals a startling new trend. In a FOX 32 special report, Elizabeth Matthews takes a closer look at the rare cause behind some of these deaths.
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CDC, VDH say deaths from drug overdoses down
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — In the most recent data available, deaths from drug overdoses in 2023 declined both nationally and in Virginia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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CDC, VDH say deaths from drug overdoses down
WAVY Norfolk CDC, VDH say deaths from drug overdoses down Posted: January 4, 2025 | Last updated: January 4, 2025 In the most recent data available, deaths from drug overdoses in 2023 declined ...
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CDC reports number of deaths decreasing from drug overdoses
In 2023, more than 111,000 people died from a drug overdose. In 2024 ... 2024 was the lowest level of drug deaths in nearly four years, the CDC reported. Prior to that, drug deaths had been ...
Trump falsely triples number of reported overdose deaths as he targets cartels
The president claims that overdose deaths are really 300,000, when the government reports 90,000. “They’re killing our people ...
The Burlington Free Press on MSN3d
Here's what's happening with opiate overdoses in Burlington: How BPD is aiming to solve it
Public consumption of drugs continues to make members of the community feel unsafe. What Burlington leaders have been doing ...
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CDC: Deaths From a Rare Drug 100 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl Are On the Rise
A recent report from the CDC showed that overdose ... the powerful drug could cause more overdoses and intensify the opioid epidemic. Overdose deaths due to carfentanil—a dangerous drug more ...
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Alabama sees significant drop in overdose deaths, CDC data shows
A view of Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray on display at a Naloxone demonstration at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 8, 2023 in Washington, DC.