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Fatal drug overdoses fall for third straight year: CDC

Newly released provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that fatal drug overdoses fell in 2025, marking three consecutive years of declines. By December 2025, the number of reported drug overdose deaths in the U.S. fell by 14 percent to 68,.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Newly released provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that fatal drug overdoses fell in 2025, marking three consecutive years of declines. By December 2025, the number of reported drug overdose deaths in the U.S. fell by 14 percent to 68,.

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  • Primary source: The Hill
  • Published: May 13, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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