Florida Fentanyl Deaths Fall Sharply After State Targets Drug Traffickers: DeSantis

Florida reports nearly 60% drop in fentanyl deaths since 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. – Fentanyl-caused deaths in Florida fell from nearly 5,000 in 2023 to about 2,000 in 2025, according to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission’s latest annual drug report. The nearly 60% decline comes as the state has expanded investigations through its S.A.F.E. grant program, created in 2023 to help law enforcement agencies target drug… The post Florida reports nearly 60% drop in fentanyl deaths since 2023 appeared first on Flor…

Fentanyl-caused deaths in Florida fell nearly 60% since 2023, DeSantis says

Florida fentanyl deaths fall sharply after state targets drug traffickers: DeSantis

Fentanyl-caused deaths across Florida dropped nearly 60% since 2023 following targeted state funding and law enforcement operations, according to new report details released Tuesday.

Governor Ron DeSantis announces nearly 60% decline in fentanyl-caused deaths in Florida since 2023

In 2023, fentanyl caused nearly 5,000 deaths in Florida. By 2025, that number had declined to approximately 2,000, representing nearly 3,000 fewer fentanyl-caused deaths annually. From 2024 to 2025 alone, fentanyl-caused deaths decreased by 37%, while deaths caused by fentanyl analogs declined by more than 50%.

Florida fentanyl deaths down almost 60% since establishment of ‘SAFE’ grant program, DeSantis says

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the latest results from a yearslong state effort to curtail fentanyl deaths.

DeSantis says fentanyl deaths in Florida fell nearly 60% since 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Fentanyl-caused deaths in Florida have dropped by nearly 60% since 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in Orlando, citing new data from the Flori