CDC Data Show 20% Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths as Border Crackdowns Expand
CDC data show about a 20% decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths, a decrease that coincided with expanded southern border crackdowns under the Trump administration. A separate item about the American Academy of Pediatrics' vaccine recommendations did not provide additional information related to the overdose data.
đź“Ś Key Facts
- CDC provisional data show U.S. drug‑overdose deaths fell by more than 20% between August 2024 and August 2025.
- Overdose deaths had climbed and then plateaued under President Biden and began falling late in his term, with the decline accelerating after Trump took office in January 2025.
- Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, New York, Vermont, Wyoming and Washington, D.C., each saw overdose deaths drop by more than 30%, while Arizona’s fatal overdoses rose about 17.75% year‑over‑year.
- The article links the decline in part to intensified border and maritime drug‑interdiction operations, though CDC has not cited specific causes and experts also point to wider Narcan access.
- CDC cautions that the figures are provisional because some death investigations are still pending.
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January 27, 2026
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