Drug overdoses see major decline — except in these 2 states

(NEXSTAR) – After years of alarming increases, fatal drug overdoses have finally dropped in America, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.

The agency reported there were 30,000 fewer deaths from drug overdoses in 2024 than there were the year prior. It's the largest one-year decline ever recorded – about 27% – but nonetheless, around 80,000 people lost their lives to an overdose.

The biggest drops were in some of the states hardest hit by the opioid overdose epidemic...