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May 14, 2025

US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

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