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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.
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