Overdose Deaths Declining: HHS Continuing the Momentum | RealClearHealth

Overdose fatalities fell 26.2% from 2023 to 2024... - Gary Andres & Alyssa

...and the latest provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts 67,798 drug overdose deaths over the last 12 months ending in March 2026 which is a 12.3% decline from the same period a year earlier.

• Those numbers do not mean the crisis is over...
• But the direction has changed, and that progress warrants attention.

The Trump Administration’s approach is centered on three connected priorities: 

• preventing fatal overdoses, 
• addressing the evolving threats that drive them, and 
• ensuring that people with substance-use disorders can access evidence-based treatment and long-term recovery support...