New York City reported its first major decline in overdose deaths in nearly ten years, signaling progress in the ongoing fight against the opioid crisis.

According to new data released on Tuesday by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) , 2,192 people died from overdoses in 2024, a sharp drop from 3,056 deaths in 2023.

All five boroughs saw decreases in overdose deaths last year, and for the first time since 2018, the number of deaths among Black and Latino New Yorkers also declined. City officials attributed the progress to targeted investments funded by opioid settlement dollars.

“The data we are releasing today represents a major shift in a decades-long overdose crises that has claimed the lives of so many New Yorkers and Americans across the nation," New York City

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