AUG 27, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
US drug overdose deaths involving stimulants without opioids continued to rise in 2024.
Addictive Behaviors Reports
Descriptive epidemiological analysis of aggregated mortality data showing temporal trends in stimulant-involved overdose deaths, without comparison group or causal inference; characterizes a public health pattern rather than evaluating an intervention or definitive outcome.
Reported
Overall DOD rate change 2022 to 2…-27.9%
Cocaine-without-opioid DOD rate c…+1.7%
Methamphetamine-without-opioid DO…+2.4%