"CDC Map Reveals 2023 Drug Death Hotspots in America: Overdoses Rise and Fall in States"

The CDC's report reveals a 1.1 percent rise in drug overdose deaths in the US between October 2022 and October 2023, with 21 states experiencing a surge in fatalities. Oregon saw the largest increase at 44 percent, while Indiana experienced the sharpest decline at 17 percent. Fentanyl continues to drive the overdose epidemic, with newer drugs like 'tranq' further complicating the crisis. The US is currently in the "fourth wave" of the drug epidemic, and health experts are concerned about the potential for further increases in overdose deaths due to the presence of deadly sedatives like tranq in illicit drug supplies.