For the first time on record, overdose death rates declined across all four waves of the US drug crisis, falling 24.4% between 2023 and 2024. Fentanyl-related deaths drove the decline, with researchers citing wider naloxone availability, greater risk awareness, and possible disruptions to the illicit fentanyl supply chain as contributing factors.
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Les overdoses aux États-Unis ont chuté de 24 % en 2024, une première historique

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Pour la première fois, les taux de mortalité par overdose ont reculé dans les quatre vagues successives de la crise américaine des drogues, avec une baisse de 24,4 % entre 2023 et 2024, tombant à 23,7 décès pour 100 000 habitants. Le recul est principalement lié aux décès liés au fentanyl, favorisé par une plus grande disponibilité de la naloxone, une meilleure connaissance des risques et de possibles perturbations de l’approvisionnement illicite.

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