Experts cite range of factors as overdose deaths drop to nearly 70,000 in 2025, a 14 percent decline over the previous year. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released data showing that deaths from drug overdoses fell by nearly 14 percent in 2025, continuing a third consecutive year of decline. The data released on Wednesday shows that the US saw nearly 70,000 predicted overdose deaths in 2025, down from more than 81,000 in 2024. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 As fentanyl crisis evolves, experts say US is still ‘behind the eight ball’ list 2 of 3 Amid Trump threats, what has the US’s ‘war on drugs’ achieved in 50 years? list 3 of 3 Was Nicolas Maduro ‘flooding’ the US with fentanyl, as White House claims? end of list The downward trend has been welcomed in the US, which has struggled with a devastating overdose crisis fuelled largely by synthetic opioids.…