US Drug Overdose Deaths Plummet to 5-Year Low, Contrasting President Trump’s Fentanyl Stance
US Drug Overdose Deaths Plummet to 5-Year Low, Contrasting President Trump’s Fentanyl Stance New preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a significant and sustained decline in drug overdose deaths across the United States. Fatal overdoses have fallen to 77,648 in the 12-month period ending in March 2025, marking the lowest tally of predicted deaths from fentanyl and other street drugs since March 2020. This dramatic improvement, which began in the summer of 2023 and…