Yahoo News September 23, 2024
This week is the last week for National Recovery Month.
It’s held every September, as a way to highlight the resources – and the struggle – for those dealing with substance abuse.
In 2023, an estimated 107,000 people died from a drug overdose in the U.S., according to the CDC.
That’s down from 111,000 deaths in 2022, and the first decline we’ve seen since 2018.
But those numbers are still far too high, especially for grieving families.
Fentanyl accounts for most of the deaths.
Dr. Sarah Wakeman, senior medical director for substance use disorder at Mass General Brigham, said that 24 million Americans are in recovery right now.
It is proof, she says, that treatment works – and continues to...
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