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Florida sees drop in drug overdose deaths

By James Tutten,

17 hours ago

There are new signs of progress in Florida’s fight against drugs.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported a drop in overdose deaths by 7%.

The drop happened during the first half of 2023.

Read: Marion County parents charged in 15-month-old son’s overdose death

When it comes to fentanyl and opioids specifically, deaths were down 10%.

The department says this decrease is a result of getting more people the help they need and efforts to crack down on drugs coming into Florida.

Read: Sheriff: Fentanyl overdose death leads to arrest of ‘unapologetic’ drug dealer

“While that gives us reason to be optimistic, we are still seeing thousands of Floridians dying in a short amount of time to overdose,” said Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.

Last year, the state of Florida participated in more than 2,000 fentanyl seizure operations.

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