State Opioid Overdose Deaths Dropped 36 Percent In 2024

Deaths from opioid overdoses in Massachusetts dropped by 36 percent in 2024.

Federal data shows that there were more than 13 hundred confirmed opioid related deaths last year.

That's down from over two thousand deaths from overdoses of opioids that were reported in 2023.

State public officials attribute the drop in part to investments made in the state to expand access to addiction services.

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