In June 2025, several mainstream media outlets reported a surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths in early 2025 that was based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Although poorer counties across the country generally have the highest overdose mortality rates, New Haven County in Connecticut stands out with the highest rate among affluent counties nationally, a ...

A January 2025 CDC report indicating an escalation in overdose deaths reflected a statistical artifact from modeling lagged data, not a true increase or data manipulation Surveillance systems must ...