U.S. Drug Overdose Decline
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U.S. drug overdose deaths dropped sharply in 2024, the largest one-year decline ever recorded

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An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year , according to provisional CDC data.
That's down 27% from 110,000 in 2023 in 2024 than the year before .
The previous largest one-year drop was 4% in 2018 .
Some experts worry the recent decline could be slowed or stopped by reductions in federal funding and the public health workforce.
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