U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Plummet as Trump Administration Cracks Down on Border

Drug overdose deaths in the United States have plummeted amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on the southern border.

U.S. drug overdose deaths fell by 20.6 percent over the course of one year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Meanwhile, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, New York, Vermont, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia saw more than 30 percent decreases in drug overdose deaths.

The data examined U.S. deaths from August 2024 to August 2025, as the Biden administration increased border enforcement near the end of his term — amid heavy criticism — before President Trump took office last year, after which the decline in drug overdose deaths accelerated.

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