Vermont opioid overdose deaths decline slightly

Opioid deaths among Vermonters appear to have dipped in 2023, according to new data from the state Department of Health, following three consecutive years of record-breaking fatalities.

According to a May 8 report, 231 state residents are confirmed to have died from an opioid-related overdose last year, down from 244 in 2022. The projected 5% decrease “is not statistically large,” Health Commissioner Mark Levine said in a press release, but the progress is encouraging.

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