Opioid overdose deaths have fallen in recent years, but will that last?

ATLANTA — Deaths in Georgia from opioid overdoses fell by nearly a third from 2023 to 2024, a sign showing the state is making headway on the decades-long opioid crisis.

But that progress, reflected in provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, comes as federal cuts for drug treatment programs and Medicaid could disrupt access to treatment and reverse that downward trend.