Drug overdoses have declined for a third straight year, according to preliminary data released by the CDC on May 13. 1 The data show a decline in drug overdose deaths of 14% in 2025 compared with the previous year. 1,2

Associated Press file photo / Signs are displayed at a tent during a health event on June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. Overdose deaths have declined 27% year-over-year, according to a new CDC report. There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in ...

CDC data shows Arizona overdose deaths rose 17% as U.S. deaths fell. Naloxone use surged as meth, fentanyl and adulterated drugs drove risk.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show U.S. overdose deaths fell about 14% last year, with New Hampshire deaths down 5%.

Shatterproof is encouraged by the CDC's preliminary data showing a third consecutive year of declines in drug overdose deaths nationwide. Every life saved matters,