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U.S. fentanyl deaths are down. But not on this New Mexico reservation
As overdose deaths in the U.S. rapidly decline, one Native American reservation in New Mexico say they feel left out, as the ...
Overdose deaths down more than 20% in N.Y. state, CDC data reveals. Here's why experts say it's happening.
Centers for Disease Control data shows 1,600 fewer people died of overdoses in New York from August of 2023 to August of 2024 ...
Trump falsely triples number of reported overdose deaths as he targets cartels
The president claims that overdose deaths are really 300,000, when the government reports 90,000. “They’re killing our people ...
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The national decline in overdose deaths is leaving Black communities behind
While overdose death rates in the U.S. for white people have fallen dramatically, the rates for Black people lag behind.
Opioid overdose deaths throughout Midwest most strongly linked to a lack of economic upward mobility, Boston College study finds
The unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., long believed to be driven by access to legal and illegal opioids, is most closely tied to an equally dramatic decline in upward income ...
Fentanyl overdose killed Placer firefighter recruit. Homicide suspect arrested in ‘cold case’
This marks California’s first arrest in a cold case involving a fentanyl-related death, the Placer County Sheriff’s office ...
Overdose deaths are down 20% in New York state, data shows
Experts say it's being driven by a decrease in deadly fentanyl overdoses, but they tell CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas ...
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Missouri drug overdose deaths dropped for first time in a decade. Naloxone is a big reason why
Missouri officials say the overdose reversal drug naloxone helped contribute to the first decrease in drug-related deaths ...
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Utah's Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record High in 2023, Fentanyl Crisis Escalates Despite State Efforts
Utah saw a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2023, with fentanyl-related fatalities rising sharply, prompting DHHS to ...
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SF sets low for overdose deaths a year after record highs
The record low comes just one year after The City’s deadliest in that time. San Francisco’s 633 overdose deaths in 2024 ...
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N.M. sees a decrease in overdose deaths in 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. — The number of drug overdose deaths in New Mexico decreased in 2023, dropping nearly 8% from a peak in 2021, ...
U.S. fentanyl deaths are declining. But not on this New Mexico reservation
Twenty-eight-year old Ambrose Begay died after a fentanyl overdose under a tree 125 yards from his home on the Alamo Navajo ...