NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.
Agency officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more analysis, but that they still expect a drop when the final counts are in. It would be only the second annual decline since the current national drug death epidemic began more than three decades ago.
Experts reacted cautiously. One described the decline as relatively small, and said it should be thought more as part of a leveling off than a decrease. Another noted that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up in the years that followed.
“Any decline is encouraging,” said Brandon Marshall, a Brown University researcher who studies overdose trends. “But I think it’s certainly premature to celebrate or to draw any large-scale conclusions about where we may be headed long-term with this crisis.”
A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
Ambassador encourages education exchanges between China and UK
Taiwan an internal matter, China says after U.S.' admiral's claim
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
Official urges more efforts to boost cross
Insights丨German expert: Chancellor Scholz’s second visit to China signals the importance of Germany
UN Security Council adopts first cease
‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
HK rallies behind new ordinance
French sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti
Policies yield key results in Xiong'an