New Mexico health officials announced on Tuesday that overdose deaths declined in the state in 2023. In 2022, New Mexico had 997 overdose deaths. That number fell to 948 overdose deaths in 2023. In 2021,

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

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,

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.