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Get the facts: Kentucky sees 10% decline in overdose deaths in 2023
Updated: 6:46 PM EDT Jun 6, 2024
Kentucky saw a 9.8% decrease in drug overdose deaths in 2023, the second year the state has seen a decline.The data was part of the 2023 Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Report, which was released on Thursday. "One life lost in our community is a family that's impacted forever," said Tara Hyde, CEO of People Advocating Recovery.Hyde has been in recovery since 2011 and was among the speakers who celebrated the decline at an event Thursday in the Capitol. Recovery advocates attributed multiple factors to the state's success, such as making the opioid-reversing drug naloxone more available, promoting resources to help people find treatment and providing state funding to help pay for treatment.By comparison, the nation saw a 3% decrease in drug overdose deaths last year.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky saw a 9.8% decrease in drug overdose deaths in 2023, the second year the state has seen a decline.
The data was part of the 2023 Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Report, which was released on Thursday.
"One life lost in our community is a family that's impacted forever," said Tara Hyde, CEO of People Advocating Recovery.
Hyde has been in recovery since 2011 and was among the speakers who celebrated the decline at an event Thursday in the Capitol.
Recovery advocates attributed multiple factors to the state's success, such as making the opioid-reversing drug naloxone more available, promoting resources to help people find treatment and providing state funding to help pay for treatment.
By comparison, the nation saw a 3% decrease in drug overdose deaths last year.