Fewer New Mexicans died from drug overdoses for the second straight year in a row, according to mortality data released Tuesday. The highest rate, recorded in 2021, was 1,029 deaths—roughly three people per day,

Drug overdose deaths decreased statewide for the second consecutive year, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Overdose deaths continue to decline in New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Health Department. According to data compiled by the epidemiology team at the NMDOH overdose deaths have declined 8% statewide since 2021.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday railed against President Joe Biden and mused on renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," among a flurry of topics in a freewheeling news conference at Mar-a-Lago less than two weeks before he takes office.