US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, ...

While an estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to the CDC, that’s down 27% from 2023.

The growing impact of billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlement money ... with members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreeing to pay up to $7 billion ...

All but two states saw declines last year, with Nevada and South Dakota seeing small increases. Some of the biggest drops ...

Significant investments from opioid lawsuit settlements now being used to fund ... up to $7 billion from Purdue Pharma’s owners, the Sackler family — could bring even more resources.