Substance Abuse

CDC’s provisional estimate puts 2025 U.S. overdose deaths near 70,000, down almost 14% from 2024. What the data show, what they can’t, and what remains.

Americans bet $166.9 billion on legal sports betting in 2025. Research linking mobile betting to lower credit scores and more bankruptcies, plus a helpline where half the callers are 18 to 34, shows who is paying for the boom.