HHS Study Finds Opioid Deaths Are at Lowest Rate in Nearly a Decade
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Just the News (via Tennessee Star)
A Department of Health and Human Services report released Tuesday found that opioid-related deaths in the United States have plummeted to the lowest rate since President Trump declared a public health emergency in 2017.
The new report from HHS's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation examined the United States' record-low overall age-adjusted death rate in 2025 and progress in reducing prescription opioid exposure and expanding treatment.
