U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
How do overdose deaths correlate with each Presidency?
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Provisional data shows a significant decrease in U.S. drug overdose deaths, starting in late 2023/early 2024.
✏️ References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (9 January 2026). Provisional multiple cause of death data: Monthly drug overdose deaths defined as injury-mechanism poisoning with drug-induced multiple causes. CDC Wonder. [Query: MCD- Drug/Alcohol Induced Causes: Drug-induced causes; UCD – Injury Mechanism & All Other Leading Causes: Poisoning]
National Center for Health Statistics. (8 January 2026). 12 Month-ending Provisional Number and Percent Change of Drug Overdose Deaths (Based on Data Available on: September 7, 2025). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vangelov, K., Humphreys, K., Caulkins, J. P., Pollack, H., Pardo, B., & Reuter, P. (2026). Did the illicit fentanyl trade experience a supply shock?. Science, 391(6781), 134-36.
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