Opioid overdose deaths in the city have dropped after rising last year, according to new “promising” data from the Boston Public Health Commission. There were 68 opioid-related overdose deaths among Boston residents in the first four months of this year, compared to 102 deaths over the same time period in 2023. That’s a 33% decrease from last year.

There have been about a quarter fewer opioid-related overdose deaths in D.C. in the first half of this year, and new data suggests the crisis may be slowing.

Overdose deaths in Philadelphia decreased last year for the first time in five years, but the toll is still staggering as rising death rates for Black men signal a demographic shift in the ongoing opioid crisis,

Health department data show a 7% decrease from 2022 to 2023, reflecting national trends. But racial disparities remain high and homelessness is rising.

Drug overdose deaths among Philadelphians have risen every year since 2018, but preliminary numbers for 2023 show a drop.