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U.S. overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
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According to PBS News’s source item, U.S. overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes, About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
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