Fentanyl deaths fell sharply in 2024. What went right?

Mar 24, 2025

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Professional with vial and injection of dose of Fentanyl Citrate Solution, by angellodeco, Shutterstock.com

Deaths from drug overdoses fell by a quarter between summer 2023 and January 2025, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The numbers have returned to the level they were at at the outset of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

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