Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Overdose death fell twenty one percent”
TRUE
What the record shows
CDC NVSS reports a 21% decline for the 12-month period ending August 2025 (vs. August 2024). Full-year 2025 shows 14% decline. Both are provisional data.
Sources
- U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease for Third Consecutive Year in 2025 | NCHS Pressroom | CDC
- Decline in overdose deaths slowing: Government data
- Opioid Overdose Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States | KFF
- CDC reports fatal drug overdoses fell for third straight year
- Understanding the Opioid Overdose Epidemic | Overdose Prevention | CDC
- U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease Almost 27% in 2024
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