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HEALTH

US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals

By Mike Strobbe Associated Press
Posted 1/18/26

NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades.

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