U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer...
Drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
Nov 14, 2024 · Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preliminary data shows...
Overdose Deaths Decline, Fentanyl Threat Looms - DEA.gov
Dec 16, 2024 · The latest DEA laboratory testing, announced earlier this fall, indicates that 5 out of 10 pills tested contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is down from 7 out of 10 pills in 2023 and 6 out of 10 pills in 2022. Two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose.
Fentanyl deaths are down thanks to naloxone, but crisis isn't over
Dec 21, 2024 · The death toll from fentanyl is falling as communities flood the streets with naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. But deadly opioids remain rife.
Deadly drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl, as CDC ... - Fox News
Dec 10, 2024 · Last year, nearly 70% of all U.S. overdose deaths were attributed to illegally manufactured fentanyls (IMFs). One of those was carfentanil, an altered version of fentanyl that is said to be 100...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl May Be Declining - U.S. News …
Dec 5, 2024 · About 70% of fatal drug overdoses recorded in 2023 involved fentanyl, the research showed. The number of these deaths dropped 7.8% nationwide in the second half of 2023 compared to the second...
US overdose deaths linked to fentanyl may be declining
Dec 5, 2024 · Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again, a new government report shows....
Fentanyl-laced overdose deaths in U.S. have risen 50-fold ... - CBS News
Sep 14, 2023 · Overdose deaths in the U.S. involving fentanyl and stimulants have increased more than 50-fold since 2010, a new study found. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Thursday, researchers...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018
May 15, 2024 · The new data show overdose deaths involving opioids decreased from an estimated 84,181 in 2022 to 81,083 in 2023. While overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) decreased in 2023 compared to 2022, cocaine and psychostimulants (like methamphetamine) increased.
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of overdose …
Sep 14, 2023 · Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are calling a fourth wave of the overdose epidemic.