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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is the opioid epidemic crisis in America still bad?

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks not great. Assume that Narcan has been pulling these numbers down a bit so probably need a different data set.

Recent years. Updated often. Crude rate per 100,000. July 1 population.

Figure 3. U.S. Overdose Deaths Involving Any Opioid* by Sex, 1999-2023

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_drug_overdose_death_rates_and_totals_over_time

Oof & June 2025:

New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago

That's "just" there death rate, the addiction problem to (semi-)legal opioids is probably alleviated only by falling median purchasing power & loss is health insurance/healthcare accessibility.