ICYMI: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Marks Historic Progress Reducing Overdoses Across the Country

Washington, D.C. - When President Biden and Vice President Harris first took office in January 2021, the number of overdose deaths were increasing by 31% year-over-year. Today, monthly provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that drug overdose deaths are continuing to fall at historic rates across the country. The latest provisional data released by the CDC today show a 16.9% reduction in drug overdose deaths in the 12-months ending in July 2024. This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths, and the eighth consecutive month of reported decreases in predicted 12-month total numbers of drug overdose deaths.

President Biden and Vice President Harris have made addressing the nation's overdose epidemic a top priority of this Administration and a key pillar of the President's Unity Agenda for the Nation. Under their leadership, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken more historic action and made more unprecedented investments than ever before to address this epidemic and save lives.

See coverage below:

CBS News: Overdose deaths in the U.S. fell 17% in 1-year period, CDC says

[Kerry Breen, 12/11/24]

Drug overdose deaths in the United States fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report released Wednesday.

Spectrum News: Overdose deaths fell 17% in the past year, CDC says

[Susan Carpenter, 12/11/24]

Overdose deaths in the United States fell 16.9% from July 2023 to July 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. It is the largest reduction in recorded overdose deaths in the country's history, according to White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden.

Politico: White House takes credit for big drop in fatal overdoses

[Carmen Paun, 12/11/24]

The Biden administration's actions have led to historic progress in the fight against illicit opioids, the White House's top drug policy official told reporters Wednesday. Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, hailed the latest CDC provisional data showing a nearly 17 percent drop in the number of people dying from fatal overdoses over the last year, as the largest in U.S. history.

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