US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

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US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
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New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline

FILE - A container of Narcan, or naloxone, sits on tree roots at a longstanding homeless encampment in Bellingham, Wash., on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic.“This is a pretty stunning and rapid reversal of drug overdose mortality numbers,” said Brandon Marshall, a Brown University researcher who studies overdose trends.

One is COVID-19. In the worst days of the pandemic, addiction treatment was hard to get and people were socially isolated — with no one around to help if they overdosed. Some experts have wondered about changes in the drug supply. Xylazine, a sedative, has been increasingly detected in illegally manufactured fentanyl, and experts are sorting out exactly

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