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rnz.co.nzU.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Fall 14% in 2025
Preliminary government data show about 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2025, matching 2019 levels and marking the longest successive decline in decades. Deaths dropped for fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine across most states even as the Trump administration cuts…
newser.comU.S. Overdose Deaths Fall for Third Straight Year
Preliminary CDC data shows about 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2025, a 14 percent decline from the prior year. This marks the longest decline in overdose deaths in decades, with reductions seen across fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. Deaths fell in most state…
Abc NewsUS Overdose Deaths Fell 14 Percent in 2025 to About 70,000
Preliminary government data show drug overdose deaths declined for the third consecutive year in 2025, reaching levels last seen in 2019. Declines occurred across multiple drug types and in the vast majority of states. Researchers cited factors including wider availability of nal…
The GuardianFederal Agency Restricts Use of Funds for Fentanyl Test Strips
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued guidance in April prohibiting federal funding for substance testing strips including those for fentanyl. The letter stated that such strips facilitate illicit drug use and are incompatible with federal laws. Som…
azernews.azTrump Administration Proposes Contradictory Overdose Prevention Policies
The administration has moved to end federal funding for fentanyl test strips while continuing to support naloxone. It has also proposed $10 billion in budget cuts to addiction and overdose prevention programs even as it released a new National Drug Control Strategy. The moves hav…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewAlberta Government Faces Injunction to Prevent Closure of Supervised Consumption Sites in Calgary and Lethbridge
A Calgary resident has filed an injunction against the Alberta government to block the planned closure of supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge at the end of June. The filing argues that the closures breach rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms…