Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in a statement.
Forty-one states saw decreases in drug overdose deaths in the 12 months ending May, according to the latest CDC data.
In 2023, 3,046 people in the city died of a drug overdose, according to its health officials.
That’s a 1% decrease from 2022 and the city’s first drop in overdose deaths since 2018.
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