When you turn on the news or scroll through social media, you’re not hearing about the opioid crisis as often as you used to. It’s easy to wonder: Is the opioid epidemic still happening, or is it over? The short answer is yes; the opioid epidemic is still happening. There is some encouraging news. According to the CDC, overdose deaths decreased by 12.3% from April 2025 to March 2026 (compared to the same time in the previous year. [Source] That progress matters. But it doesn’