FDLE report: opioid-related deaths down in first half of 2023
Attorney General Ashley Moody announced a decline in opioid-related deaths in the the first half of 2023, with a 10 percent decrease in such fatalities, attributed to coordinated state efforts and aggressive anti-fentanyl measures.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Tuesday that the state has seen a significant decline in opioid-related deaths.
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Drug Identified and Deceased Persons 2023 Interim Report, published this month, the first half of 2023 saw a 7 percent drop in total drug-related deaths, a 10 percent decrease in deaths caused by fentanyl, and a 10 percent reduction in opioid-related deaths compared to the same peri...
