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Fewer overdoses, not increased naloxone use, may help explain decline in US overdose deaths

Increased use of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone may not be a major reason opioid overdose deaths have fallen sharply across the U.S. since 2023, according to a study that challenges a leading explanation for the decline.

Fewer overdoses, not increased naloxone use, may help explain decline in US overdose deaths

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