Opioid Overdose Deaths See Sharp Decline
Opioid Overdose Deaths See Sharp Decline  
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer Show
Published On: Wed Mar 25 2026
Description: Lev Facher, addiction reporter at STAT News, reports on how opioid overdose deaths began to fall in mid-2023 and have continued to decline. Photo: An emergency opioid overdose kit at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. (Credit: Chris Woodrich via Wikimedia Commons CC 4.0)