INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Overdose deaths in Indiana fell by 18 percent in 2023 compared to 2022. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that is the second-highest percentage drop in the country.
Overdoses caused 2,190 deaths in Indiana last year compared to 2,666 in 2022. Governor Holcomb says hours after he was sworn in as governor in 2017, he signed an executive order creating a new cabinet-level position dedicated to reversing the trend of overdose deaths.
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