By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Agency officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more analysis,

The rate of New Yorkers dying from overdoses declined last year, but that reversal lags behind other neighboring states.

After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States ticked down in 2023 for the first time in five years.

Lawmakers set their sights on curtailing drugs contributing to 2,279 overdose deaths in 2022 in South Carolina. The emphasis on needing laws dealing with drugs was prominent. Lawmakers passed a bill reclassifying Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is often mixed with fentanyl, sometimes without the user knowing.

The National Center for Health Statistics’ preliminary data recorded 107,543 overdose deaths in 2023, down 3% from 2022 when there were 111,029 deaths reported. There were 810 fatal overdoses in San Francisco last year,

New 2023 provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics show the first decline in deaths from drug overdose in the United States since 2018. "Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,

Nationally, the number of overdose deaths dropped almost 5% in 2023 to just under 104,000 compared to 2022. In Alabama, however, the number of deaths went up more than 8% to 1574 in 2023. The Lovelady Center in Eastlake is the largest long-term treatment facility for women in the country.