Kentucky Releases 2020 Overdose Fatality Report sam1039.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sam1039.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The state, with 1,964 overdose deaths, follows a national trend.
The U.S. saw more than 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020, the highest number ever recorded in a 12-month period.
According to resident cases autopsied by the Kentucky Office of the Medical Examiner and toxicology reports submitted by Kentucky coroners, the increase in the death toll was driven mostly by a rise in opioid abuse, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, which were found in 1,393 cases, accounting for approximately 71% of all overdose deaths for the year.
“In addition to the stress caused by the pandemic, we believe the increase in overdose deaths for 2020 is due to a rise in illicit fentanyl and its analogues within the drug supply. The problem is also exacerbated by the widespread availability of potent, inexpensive methamphetamine,” said Van Ingram, executive director of ODCP. “ODCP is committed to changing the way substance abuse is handled in Kentucky, reducing the problem and making the commonwealth a m
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