Public health officials and researchers say the drop may reflect multiple forces, including access to treatment and overdose-reversal medication.

Exploring the opioid crisis and its impact on individuals and communities. Overdose deaths are down, but the crisis remains severe.

The Boston Public Health Commission said on Wednesday that new data analysis shows a decline in overdose deaths across the city.

Health department data show a 7% decrease from 2022 to 2023, reflecting national trends. But racial disparities remain high and homelessness is rising.

Drug overdose deaths among Philadelphians have risen every year since 2018, but preliminary numbers for 2023 show a drop.

Overdose deaths fell for the second consecutive year, but Vermont's commissioner of health says it's too early to tell if we've over the peak.

The national drop in drug deaths is not being replicated in Spokane County or Washington. According to health district data, 262 people in Spokane County died from April 2023 to April 2024. That’s an 18% rise from the 222 people who died from April 2022 to April 2023.