Preliminary data from the CDC indicates that drug overdose deaths in the United States decreased in 2023 for the first time in five years. While the overall number of fatal overdoses fell by 3%, deaths related to fentanyl remained high. The decline was mainly attributed to a drop in deaths from synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl. Despite this positive development, experts urge caution as the crisis persists, with over 100,000 people still succumbing to drug overdoses.
Drug overdose deaths decreased last year for the first time since 2018, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://t.co/HqmbyuOND9
Drug overdose deaths decreased last year for the first time since 2018, according to data from the CDC. https://t.co/K6jUia1qty https://t.co/39ehXHdh6g
U.S. drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023, according to early data from the CDC, the first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018. https://t.co/CefGyhPZ9I
Drug Overdose Deaths Drop For First Time Since 2018 https://t.co/xY7aakBxBF
A glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis for the first time since the pandemic: The number of overdose deaths is dropping from record highs, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data: https://t.co/ScUHgT4tXX
When @POTUS took office in 2021, the overdose death rate was increasing 31% year-over-year. Yesterday, we announced that drug overdose deaths fell 3% over the past year—the first decline in more than five years. This new data confirms that our efforts are driving results. https://t.co/bxd5oU3X5U
A glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis for the first time since the pandemic: The number of overdose deaths is dropping from record highs, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. https://t.co/uUMV52Uu4Z
A glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis for the first time since the pandemic: The number of overdose deaths is dropping from record highs, according to new CDC data. https://t.co/nMbkuNlVDg
A chilling reminder of 🎥 may 17, 2021. Thousands have died since from fentanyl poisoning. Nobody seems to care. https://t.co/xiPunnABDF
Deaths from drug overdoses fell last year in the United States, marking the first time the death toll had dropped in five years, according to newly released estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://t.co/c3iqxagneL
The latest data from the CDC includes estimates that show a 3% drop in overdose deaths in the U.S. https://t.co/caWXWKZ98A
U.S. overdose deaths decline for first time since 2018 https://t.co/kZoTmJAMl6
The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, according to provisional federal estimates. #TWTFrontPage https://t.co/zdyvVIewvX
Overdose deaths see modest decline but maintain crisis-level https://t.co/8xgZ0qGAB6
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC https://t.co/tEuvqA1Nss
The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. https://t.co/ukdEZhaAsm
The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to @CDCgov data posted Wednesday https://t.co/kYxRFiTpKQ
The good news is that U.S. overdose deaths fell 3% last year. The bad news is that that means there were 107,500 overdose deaths last year. https://t.co/Y2iEosoYl8
Experts reacted cautiously to the relatively small decline in overdose deaths in 2023. And it's not a nationwide trend: Washington saw a 27% rise in fatal overdoses. https://t.co/DWEfvCwTmD
Fewer U.S. Overdose Deaths Were Reported Last Year, But Experts Are Still Cautious https://t.co/25S61mnwp7
US overdose deaths decline slightly in 2023, CDC reports https://t.co/40niwjcLMF
🇺🇸 US DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS DROP 3% IN 2023, FIRST DROP IN 6 YEARS The number of drug overdose deaths fell to 107,543 in 2023 (a 3% drop), the first annual decrease since 2018. States like Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, and Maine saw 15% or more declines, while Alaska, Washington,… https://t.co/A2B5KTxT98
Overall, deaths from all types of opioids fell by roughly 3.7% from 84,181 in 2022 to 81,083 last year. https://t.co/zdyvVIewvX
The CDC also found that fatal overdoses from natural or semi-synthetic drugs such as morphine, which have grown less common, dropped by 16% from 12,135 to 10,171. https://t.co/zdyvVIewvX
"After large increases in recent years, we’re finally starting to see a slowdown and a slight decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths,” CDC statistician Farida Ahmad, who analyzed the data, told The Washington Times. https://t.co/zdyvVIewvX
First drop in overdose deaths in 6 years, US preliminary data shows https://t.co/R3hdoSWCkK https://t.co/teXDUuOnN4
Deaths from synthetic opioids such as fentanyl led the way in last year’s drop, decreasing by 1.9% from 76,702 to 74,226 over the period, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics said. https://t.co/zdyvVIewvX
U.S. drug deaths decreased slightly in 2023 for the first time in five years. But they still exceeded 100,000. https://t.co/1yr28cbIlS
In grim milestone, U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 for third straight year https://t.co/lHtn6ps0DU https://t.co/83jJpPCKH2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found drug overdose deaths declined by 3% from 111,029 in 2022 to 107,543 in 2023. https://t.co/zdyvVIewvX
The number of deadly drug overdoses in the U.S. dropped for the first time in five years. However the ongoing crisis still claimed the lives of nearly 108,000 people last year. https://t.co/hnk8VploI2
Deaths from drug ODs fell last year in the U.S. as fewer people lost their lives to fentanyl and other opioids, marking the first time the toll had dropped in five years, according to new estimates from the CDC. https://t.co/4ibQyoODDs
"Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years" https://t.co/YDnCQyguMC.
Deadly overdoses fell in U.S. for first time in five years, new estimates show https://t.co/mR7uDgmJjd
U.S. drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023, the first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018. But the overall number of deaths is still extremely high. https://t.co/cTfVRYhyOu
Overdose fatalities declined 3 percent in the United States in 2023, marking the first significant decrease in five years, new federal data shows. The majority of fatal overdoses were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. https://t.co/24gvf4ImWf
Drug Overdose Deaths in America Have Finally Stopped Climbing https://t.co/iKxW7kQ6BL https://t.co/vKAMto7Ie8
Fewer Americans died of drug overdose in 2023, But experts say fentanyl causes most overdose deaths. Cocaine, methamphetamine overdoses also rise. https://t.co/JlooHQbC9k
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious https://t.co/iM3JBcICQz https://t.co/Fp9logHGAQ
Drug overdose deaths are down in the U.S. for the first time since 2018 https://t.co/SMLUVaxqVq
Overdose deaths have surpassed 100,000 for the third straight year, according to federal data released Wednesday, a reminder that the nation remains mired in an intractable epidemic fueled by the potent street drug fentanyl. https://t.co/Adu8wL8dHn
The number of deaths from drug overdose fell 3% to 107,543 in 2023 from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Wednesday. https://t.co/C8odVjJrJe https://t.co/C8odVjJrJe
US drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis https://t.co/VPOGAU1IVC
Experts reacted cautiously to CDC data showing the number of fatal overdoses fell last year, with one noting the last decline preempted drug deaths shooting up. https://t.co/VgqqKzp0zH
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal data showed. https://t.co/Z2v5zTSWbZ
New from @CDCgov's @NCHStats today, on provisional drug overdose deaths now through end of 2023 "first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018" https://t.co/fW7uCwQtJc https://t.co/t2t9NWLFQ1 https://t.co/JaNKTD2PXc
The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, according to provisional federal estimates released Wednesday. https://t.co/hOIWBUpGa6
About 107,500 people died of overdoses in the U.S. last year, the CDC estimated. https://t.co/CVfwhlilQV
Overdose deaths in the U.S. declined slightly last year, the first decrease in five years, according to preliminary data released Wednesday. The news was attributable mostly to a drop in deaths from synthetic opioids, chiefly fentanyl, researchers said. https://t.co/3fFR51B2i5 https://t.co/bFXMLfq5Uv
U.S. overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since before COVID — a rare glimmer of positive news amid a drug epidemic that's still killing over 100,000 people a year. https://t.co/JxrpfJEQrU
Drug overdose deaths fell for first time in five years, though still exceeded 100,000 https://t.co/FPwS3dOVp9 via @statnews
More than 100,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses in 2023 https://t.co/X4lLMelBjg
Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years (although the decline was small at just 4%) https://t.co/YyeheO1qmw
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it's too soon to celebrate https://t.co/v6vPBcKXL4
Last year was only the second annual decline in overdose deaths since the epidemic of drug deaths in the U.S. began more than three decades ago. https://t.co/VgqqKzp0zH
New preliminary data released by the @CDCgov shows 107,543 people died from drug overdoses in 2023, a slight drop from the 111,000+ deaths seen the year before. The majority of fatal overdoses were again linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. https://t.co/f1Obo8xwHO https://t.co/ipiw0dI7go
CDC: Drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 2018 https://t.co/gq2F1dLrXK
Overdose fatalities declined 3 percent in the United States in 2023, marking the first significant decrease in these tragic deaths in five years, according to preliminary federal data released Wednesday. @LauraSanthanam reports. https://t.co/24gvf4ImWf
Preliminary numbers show a nearly 4 percent decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl, but a rise in deaths from meth and cocaine. https://t.co/upoRPu85fC
Overdose fatalities declined 3 percent in the United States in 2023, marking the first significant decrease in these tragic deaths in six years, according to preliminary federal data released Wednesday. @LauraSanthanam reports. https://t.co/24gvf4ImWf
Overdose deaths in 2023 fell for the first time since the pandemic https://t.co/KyR3zi0vdz
More than 100,000 people died of fentanyl and other drugs in 2023, but Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, and Maine all recorded notable drops. https://t.co/10tuRmgrH7
BREAKING: The number of fatal overdoses fell last year, U.S. government data shows. But experts say it's too soon to celebrate. https://t.co/URzHpNUe8m
US drug overdose deaths dropped in 2023 for the first time in five years, CDC says, yet the number of fentanyl-related deaths remains high https://t.co/FYjAS26tRw
Hopeful news regarding the opioid crisis: Provisional data from the CDC suggest that US drug overdoses have finally declined. https://t.co/vOuHT6SbR9
#STATOFTHEDAY An estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. during 2023 https://t.co/twaAZEPzvD https://t.co/0hMpAfBE8F
The U.S. saw a slight decline in the number of new overdose deaths last year, marking a rare improvement in a still-raging national fentanyl crisis, preliminary federal data show https://t.co/CceaDr1mNG