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Fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 2024| Statista
Mar 27, 2026 - The number of deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. has increased significantly over the past few years. 2022 saw the highest number of fentanyl deaths to date.
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https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/03/27/opioid-overdose-deaths-decline/
Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023 – Capital Gazette
Mar 27, 2026 - Ohio had the nation’s largest decrease since mid-2023.
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https://www.chesco.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/1724
Overdose Deaths in Chester County Continue to Drop Significantly in 2025 • Chester County, PA
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https://futurism.com/health-medicine/fentanyl-overdose-deaths-china-supply
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Are Now Falling Sharply, and You'll Never Guess Why
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https://www.kff.org/mental-health/state-indicator/opioid-overdose-deaths-by-raceethnicity/
Opioid Overdose Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity | KFF State Health...
Mar 3, 2026 - State level data on Opioid Overdose Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/whats-behind-the-historic-spike-in-drug-overdose-deaths-under-covid-19
What's behind the historic spike in drug overdose deaths under COVID-19 | PBS News
Drug overdoses were linked to more than 81,000 people’s deaths, jumping 18 percent between June 2019 and May 2020, according to recently released data from the...
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/metro/opioid-overdose-deaths-boston-drop/
Drug overdose deaths plummet in Massachusetts
May 30, 2025 - The number of people who died last year in Massachusetts from drug overdoses plummeted to their lowest level in more than a decade, the most promising sign yet...
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https://www.kff.org/state-category/mental-health/opioids/
Data on Opioid Overdose Deaths | KFF State Health Facts
Opioid Overdose Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population for Adults by Age
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https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-drug-overdose-deaths-happen-every-year-in-the-us/country/united-states/
How many drug overdose deaths happen every year in the US? | USAFacts
Apr 8, 2026 - About 105,007 overdose deaths in 2023. That means that for every 100,000 people living in the US, 31 died of a drug overdose. This is the third highest the...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/08/06/worcester-overdose-deaths-decline-federal-cuts
Worcester cut overdose deaths in half. Now it faces federal cuts | WBUR News
Worcester cut its overdose deaths in half in 2024. And with just 13 recorded overdose deaths through April, New England's second largest city is on track for...
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https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2026-03-20/baltimore-ups-the-ante-on-reducing-overdose-deaths-in-new-plan
Baltimore ups the ante on reducing overdose deaths in new plan | WYPR
Mar 23, 2026 - The city is starting to use hundreds of millions of dollars to reduce opioid and drug use.
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https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/12/with-overdose-deaths-down-new-dashboard-watches-for-rebound
With overdose deaths down, new dashboard watches for rebound - Northwestern Now
Northwestern University scientists have launched The OD Pulse, a new national, regional and state dashboard designed to track drug overdose deaths between...
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https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2023/05/18/7365/
Provisional Data Shows U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in 2022 | Blogs | CDC
CDC - Blogs - NCHS: A Blog of the National Center for Health Statistics – Provisional Data Shows U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in 2022 - Featured...
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https://www.pressherald.com/2024/08/30/a-generation-gone-how-opioids-have-fueled-the-surge-in-overdose-deaths-in-the-past-25-years/
How opioids have fueled overdose deaths in last 25 years
Sep 6, 2024 - Drug overdose deaths have taken thousands of lives in the last roughly 25 years in Maine, also having ripple effects on the loved ones of those who died.
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https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/bc-news/articles/2025/spring/income-mobility-and-opioid-overdoses.html
Opioid Overdose Deaths Linked to Lack of Upward Income Mobility
The unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the United States, long believed to be driven by access to legal and illegal opioids, is most closely...
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https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/drug-and-alcohol-use/reduce-drug-overdose-deaths-su-03
Reduce drug overdose deaths — SU‑03 - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov
Drug overdose deaths are a national public health emergency. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and prevent death. Increasing access to naloxone and to...
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https://mhanational.org/news/new-report-highlights-strategies-with-greatest-potential-to-reduce-overdoes-deaths-in-us/
New report highlights strategies with greatest potential to reduce overdose deaths in U.S. | Mental...
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/03/27/opioid-overdose-deaths-decline/
Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023 – East Bay Times
Mar 27, 2026 - Ohio had the nation’s largest decrease since mid-2023.
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https://chir.georgetown.edu/amidst-rising-overdose-deaths-policymakers-look-ways-expand-access-proven-opioid-use-disorder-treatment/
Amidst Rising Overdose Deaths, Policymakers Look for Ways to Expand Access to Proven Opioid Use...
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https://drugpolicy.org/resource/fact-sheet-health-harm-reduction-approaches-pivotal-to-decrease-in-national-drug-overdose-deaths/
Fact Sheet: What’s Reducing Overdose Deaths? Public Health Interventions Play a Critical Role. -...
Feb 26, 2026 - U.S. overdose deaths dropped ~27% in 2024. Learn why they declined, including health-based approaches to drugs that are currently at risk.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/19/recent-surge-in-u-s-drug-overdose-deaths-has-hit-black-men-the-hardest/
Black men hit hardest by drug overdose deaths in recent years | Pew Research Center
Apr 23, 2025 - Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
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https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/health-statistics/health-statistics-a-to-z/drug-overdose-deaths---health-statistics-a-to-z
Drug overdose deaths | Department of Health | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Drug overdose deaths
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https://apimagesblog.com/blog/2021/6/24/in-pandemic-drug-overdose-deaths-soar-among-black-americans
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans — AP Photos
Oct 1, 2021 - Photos Brynn Anderson | Text Claire Galofaro
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https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/video/2026/one-way-to-bring-overdose-deaths-down-drug-checking-equipment
One Way to Bring Overdose Deaths Down? Drug-Checking Equipment | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Mar 5, 2026 - Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in the U.S., but many people who use drugs don’t realize how prevalent it is in the drug supply.
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https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/baltimore-opioid-overdose-capital-ZWBYWMCJ45CGNPCGAMFOE6YDGI/
How Baltimore became the U.S. overdose capital: Fentanyl, opioid deaths spiked - The Baltimore...
May 23, 2024 - The city was once hailed for its response to addiction. But as fentanyl flooded the streets and officials shifted priorities, deaths hit unprecedented heights.
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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/nearly-half-of-vch-maternal-deaths-within-a-year-of-birth-caused-by-overdose-report/article_477c15a1-1493-5b68-97e1-aefb443ffb4c.html
Nearly half of VCH maternal deaths within a year of birth caused by overdose: report
Apr 17, 2026 - VANCOUVER - Drug-related overdoses are now the leading cause of maternal death among residents in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority within a year of...
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https://snohomishoverdoseprevention.com/preventing-deaths/
Preventing Overdoses & Deaths - Snohomish Overdose Prevention
Jan 13, 2025 - Unfortunately for some, it’s too late to prevent substance use or addiction. When this is the case, it’s important to be prepared, be aware of the signs of...
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