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FILE PHOTO: Cast member Matthew Perry attends the premiere of the film "17 Again" in Los Angeles

Arts Jun 16

Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry will plead guilty

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Health May 15

FILE PHOTO: Overdose Rescue kits are sit on a table during an Opioid Overdose Prevention Training class provided by Lourde...
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What’s behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. plunged last year to their lowest level since 2019, according to the CDC. In 2024, nationwide overdose deaths fell by nearly 30,000 from the year before, a drop of about 27 percent. There were…

By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Azhar Merchant

Nation May 14

US overdose deaths fall, but not on New Mexico reservation
U.S. overdose deaths fell by 27% last year — the largest one-year decline ever recorded

Annual overdose deaths are still higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, says the CDC, which has been collecting comparable data for 45 years.

By Mike Stobbe, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Nation Dec 12

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Drug overdose deaths dropped nationwide. Experts are working to understand why

New data from the CDC shows a drop in drug overdose deaths, down nearly 17 percent compared year-over-year. The annual death toll dropped from approximately 113,000 to just over 94,000. It’s a rare bit of good news after decades of…

By Amna Nawaz

Nation Nov 13

Laura Kimble, senior drug chemist and forensic scientist with the Hamilton County Coroner s Crime Laboratory located in Blue
Overdose deaths down in U.S., providing experts hope for ongoing decline

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline.

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Oct 20

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Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex

By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Andrew Corkery

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the…

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Aug 14

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Why Baltimore is seeing more drug overdose deaths than any other American city

By Christopher Booker, Mike Fritz

More than 100,000 Americans are dying from drug overdoses every year, largely from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. But in recent years, no city has been hit as hard as Baltimore when it comes to overdose deaths. Special Correspondent Chris Booker…

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Jun 05

‘The pain is so much.’ How stigma and shame over fatal overdose make grief more unbearable

By Laura Santhanam

Nationwide, established support group networks exist for people with a parent, child or sibling who is struggling with substance use as they seek out treatment with the goal of entering recovery. But the same is not true for those who…

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Feb 21

New study sheds light on ripple effects of overdose deaths

By Laura Santhanam

Since 2000, 1.1 million people have fatally overdosed in the United States, and a new study helps quantify the profound depth of suffering.

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Apr 16

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Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Life expectancy for the average American is now 76 years, hitting the lowest point in nearly two decades after declining for the second year in a row. Dr. Steven Woolf, director emeritus of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society…

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