For the first time in decades, drug overdose deaths in the US fell by 10.6% while in certain states the decline was 20, and even 30%.

NPR, covering the survey, says that the commonly available drug naloxone which can work to interrupt and diffuse an opioid overdose, has definitely played a factor.

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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/overdose-deaths-plummet-in-us-with-declines-of-20-30-saving-thousands-of-lives/