80 thousand .. The deaths of excessive drug doses in America decreased

The number of deaths caused by excessive drug doses in the United States decreased dramatically in 2024, reaching its lowest level in five years, providing some hope in the country’s opioid crisis, according to recent data.
In 2024, 80,391 people died due to excessive doses of drugs in the United States, a decrease of 27% compared to 110 thousand and 35 deaths in the previous year, and this number is the lowest since 2019.

Reduced drug deaths

Likewise, the number of deaths caused by Fntanil, a strong artificial artificial substance that has killed many in recent years, witnessed a significant decrease from about 76,000 deaths in 2023 to 48 thousand and 422 deaths last year, and only two states of these cases have witnessed Nevada and South Dakota.
This improvement was achieved during the era of President Joe Biden, whose administration facilitated access to alternative treatments and made the “Naxolone” to alleviate excessive doses, a focal point in its anti -drug policy.
The Donald Trump administration, who returned to power last January, did not hesitate to say that the credit for these good numbers is due to its efforts.

The spread of drugs

The opioid crisis began in the nineties of the twentieth century when the pharmaceutical companies, the American market with pain relievers that require a prescription such as “Oxconne”.
In the current wave, another phoneta material that is manufactured illegally contributes, especially in China, and is introduced to the United States via Mexico, and this substance is often mixed with stimulants such as methamphetamine and cocaine.
The death rates caused by excessive doses increased significantly during the Kofid’s pandemic due to the disturbances of health care and the exacerbation of mental health problems, and more than a million Americans have died due to excessive doses during the past two decades.