The CDC released data indicating a modest decrease in fatal overdoses in the United States last year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released dates showing the number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year. About 107,500 people died of overdoses in the U.S. last year, including both American citizens and non-citizens who were in the country at the time they died, the CDC estimated. That’s down 3% from 2022, when there were an estimated 111,000 such deaths, the agency said.
Explanations could include shifts in the drug supply, expansion of overdose prevention and addiction treatment, and the grim possibility that the epidemic has killed so many that now there are basically fewer people to kill.RELATED: What is tianeptine? Lawmakers sound the alarm on 'gas station heroin'CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Heat-related emergency room visits surged in 2023, CDC saysJustin Boggs is a writer for the E.W. Scripps company. Justin covers anything from politics to sports and entertainment.
Read more »
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023: CDC dataMeanwhile, births continued to shift to older mothers.
Read more »
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023: CDC dataMeanwhile, births continued to shift to older mothers.
Read more »
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023: CDC dataMeanwhile, births continued to shift to older mothers.
Read more »
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023: CDC dataMeanwhile, births continued to shift to older mothers.
Read more »
U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptickCDC's provisional figures show a 2% decline in births from 2022 to 2023.
Read more »