01/23/2026
Overdose deaths are finally falling in the U.S.,but the numbers are still heartbreaking.
An estimated 73,000 people died from overdoses in the 12 months before August 2025, a drop of about 21% from the year before and the lowest level in years.
Deaths fell in 45 states and dropped from roughly 107,000 in the year ending January 2024 to about 82,000 by December 2024.
It is real progress after the brutal spikes of the pandemic, but it is not the finish line.
Keeping this trend moving means:
➡️ Expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder (including through telehealth)
➡️ Building faster connections to care after an overdose
➡️ Investing settlement dollars in treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support
If these numbers touch your family or your community, you are not alone.
There is more work to do.
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