NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.
Agency officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more analysis, but that they still expect a drop when the final counts are in. It would be only the second annual decline since the current national drug death epidemic began more than three decades ago.
Experts reacted cautiously. One described the decline as relatively small, and said it should be thought more as part of a leveling off than a decrease. Another noted that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up in the years that followed.
“Any decline is encouraging,” said Brandon Marshall, a Brown University researcher who studies overdose trends. “But I think it’s certainly premature to celebrate or to draw any large-scale conclusions about where we may be headed long-term with this crisis.”
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Ryan Gosling says his and Eva Mendes' two daughters 'don't care' that they're AIsrael says a humanitarian crossing into Gaza has come under fire, forcing it to closeJose Ramirez's slumpDouble delight for China with wins in both Uber and Thomas CupsBangladesh wins toss, puts Zimbabwe in to bat 1st in 2nd T20Dick Rutan, coDisney documentary stars' sick jibe at cancerNetanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in IsraelBangladesh wins toss, puts Zimbabwe in to bat 1st in 2nd T20Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
3.1775s , 6574.625 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018 ,Stellar Stream news portal