The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a decrease in U.S. fatal overdoses in 2023, marking only the second annual decline in the national drug death epidemic since it began over three decades ago. While experts remain cautious about drawing large-scale conclusions, the decrease is seen as a positive development. Possible reasons for the decline include shifts in the drug supply, expanded overdose prevention and addiction treatment efforts, and the possibility that the epidemic has already claimed so many lives that there are fewer people left to kill. More support is needed for children who have lost parents to drug overdoses.
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Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
