Just-released final data from NCHStats shows that in 2018, fewer Americans died of drug overdoses than the year before, and American life expectancy rose for the first time in four years. Read SecAzar's statement on the new data:
“In 2018, for the first time in more than two decades, fewer Americans died of drug overdoses than the year before, and for the first time in four years, American life expectancy rose. This news is a real victory, and it should be a source of encouragement for all Americans who have been committed to connecting people struggling with substance abuse to treatment and recovery.
The drop in overdose deaths shows that the President’s new level of focus on the opioid crisis, and the administration’s science- and community-based efforts to combat it, are beginning to make a significant difference. But our work is far from finished, and there are some disturbing trends, such as rising rates of methamphetamine overdoses.
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