Overdose Deaths Are Down in Livingston Parish. What's Behind the Decline?

Overdose deaths are down in Livingston Parish. What's behind the decline?

Overdose deaths are on the decline in Livingston Parish, similarly to the majority of the country. But what do parish leaders attribute the decrease to?

CDC Reports Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths in the US & AZ – AZ Public Health Association

Guest piece via AzPHA member Allan Williams, Ph.D. The March 16 AZPHA Policy Update (“A Turning Point in the Opioid Crisis”) reviewed a February 25 CDC report indicating a 24% decline in US drug overdose deaths over the 12-month period ending in September 2024 compared to the previous 12-month period.  That finding has now been updated in a May 14 CDC report with data available through December 2024. The CDC’s Provisional Drug Overdose Death Cou…