Just under 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2025, a nearly 14% decline over the prior 12-month period and the third consecutive year in which drug deaths declined.
New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show drug overdose deaths fell in the vast majority of the nation. The number of overdose victims fell by nearly 30% in New York, by 35% in Rhode Island, and by more than 20% in Oregon, Wyoming, Alabama, North Carolina, Vermont and Florida.
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