US Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2024 Amid Uneven Progress, Study Finds

Researchers found racial/ethnic gaps persist and overdose deaths involving only stimulants continued to rise, despite national declines overall

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically between 2023 and 2024, marking the first recorded drop in all four waves of the nation’s overdose crisis.