Overdose deaths drop significantly in US

Drug overdose deaths in the United States have dropped a substantial amount, according to new data.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that drug overdose deaths dropped 10% from April 2023 to April of this year, the first such decline in a decade. Previous years have seen either small drops or, more commonly, double-digit percentage increases. The total number of deaths last year was 112,470. That number has since dropped to 101,168.