Overdose Deaths Dropped In U.S. In 2023 For First Time In Five Years

Drug overdose data released on May 15, 2024, shows that during 2023 overdose deaths declined slightly for the first time in five years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During 2023, there were nearly 103,793 drug overdose deaths. In 2022, there were 109,413 such deaths. This is a 5.1% decrease over a year. Drug overdoses overall (with or without death) in 2023 were estimated at 107,543, down from 111,029 in 2022 (a 3.1% percent decrease).

Drug overdose deaths include those from heroin; natural opioid analgesics (including morphine and . . .