Fact-check · Oct 15, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Drug overdose deaths have fallen every single month that I've been in office”
FALSE
What the record shows
CDC data shows 15 consecutive months of decline through October 2024, but January 2025 data showed an increase of ~1,400 deaths compared to January 2024, breaking the consecutive monthly decline streak.
Overdose deaths declined for 15 consecutive months through October 2024, but CDC data released June 2025 showed January 2025 had more deaths than January 2024, contradicting the claim of declines every single month.
Sources
- Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2023–2024
- CDC reports fatal drug overdoses fell for third straight year
- FastStats - Drug Overdoses
- CDC DVP New Data & Tools - Safe States Alliance
- Fewer Overdose Deaths, Same Treatment Gap: How to Read the Latest Numbers - grammarexplore.com
- U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease Almost 27% in 2024
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