Friday, June 20, 2025
spot_img
spot_img
HomeEducation / CultureCDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control on Provisional 2024 Overdose...

CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control on Provisional 2024 Overdose Death Data

ATLANTA, USA, (CDC Newsroom) – Today’s provisional data release from CDC’s National Vital Statistics System shows a remarkable nearly 27 percent decrease in predicted drug overdose deaths in 2024 compared to 2023 on average, this decline suggests more than 81 lives saved every day.

Since president Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in 2017, Congressional support has enabled CDC to expand critical data systems and strengthen overdose prevention capacity across all states. These investments have empowered us to rapidly collect, analyze, and share actionable data—enabling communities to better understand the specific drivers of overdose in their area and tailor prevention strategies to meet their unique local needs. Since late 2023, overdose deaths have steadily declined each month—a strong sign that public health interventions are making a difference and having a meaningful impact.

Despite these overall improvements, overdose remains the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-44, underscoring the need for ongoing efforts to maintain this progress. Through sustained funding to support prevention and surveillance activities like the Overdose Data to Action program, we will continue moving toward a future in which Americans no longer lose their lives to drug overdoses.

CDC remains steadfast in its commitment to prevent substance use disorders before they begin, expanding access to treatment, and strengthening recovery pathways to build a healthier future for all Americans.

spot_img
RELATED ARTICLES

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

spot_img
spot_img
spot_img

Caribbean News

Is St Lucia police ‘incompatible’ with human rights?

“Without prejudice to the internal investigation or any other judicial inquiry that may result from the events, I wish to state that the officers’...

Global News

MEPs applaud EU membership progress of Montenegro and Moldova

Montenegro leading candidate country but more progress needed in electoral and judicial reforms and fight against organised crime and corruption Moldova steadily advances...