overdose data

CDC Identifies Specific Drugs Most Frequently Cited in Overdose Deaths

On March 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a published a National Vital Statistics Report on the drugs most…

March 9, 2026

NM, Facing Rising Deaths, Calls for Overdose Prevention Center Study

On February 9, New Mexico state senators will discuss a proposal to study the feasibility of overdose prevention centers (OPC).…

February 9, 2026

Delayed CDC Data Show the Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed Down

On January 14 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its monthly provisional overdose death count—the first such update…

January 15, 2026

Overdose Deaths Fell in 2024: What’s Driving This, and Will It Last?

The latest national overdose figures from the CDC, released May 14, show that deaths fell by almost 27 percent in…

May 20, 2025

CDC: Overdose Deaths Now Down 24 Percent, Back to Pre-Pandemic Crisis

An estimated 86,882 people in the United States died of overdose between October 2023 and September 2024, according to provisional…

February 26, 2025