LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Although the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has Michigan’s overdose deaths dropping by 8.3% from February of 2022 to February of 2023, the state is still number ten in their list of top ten states for overdose deaths.

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The data is based on CDC reporting that shows 2,859 lives lost to an overdose death in Michigan during that time period as first reported by the Daily Mail.

The updated data from the CDC uncovers that almost 10,000 Americans continue to die from drug overdoses each month and the agency admits that the number is probably an “underestimate.”

Fentanyl was listed as the main cause of the deaths in about eight in ten cases, followed by methamphetamines, cocaine and prescription opioids.

The states that are listed to have more overdose deaths than Michigan, in order of the amounts, include California, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois, North Carolina and New York.

On July 11th, President Biden announced a plan to reduce overdose deaths from fentanyl and xylazine by 15% within the next two years. Neera Tanden, the White House domestic policy adviser, said about the plan, “Our goal is to get fentanyl combined with xylazine off our streets and out of our communities.” The plan includes testing confiscated street drugs for xylazine and testing people who have overdosed and have been taken to the ER.

The CDC reported last month that the percentage of fatal opioid overdoses in which xylazine was detected rose by 276% in recent years. However, one reason cited for the spike was reported to be the fact that xylazine is specifically being looked into now by investigations into overdose deaths.

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The good news: Overall, in the CDC statistics, it showed that 33 out of 50 states recorded fewer overdose deaths compared to the same period last year.

Reasons for the declines given by some are said to be the availability of the drug Narcan which can reverse an opioid overdose if given correctly and on time.