Overdoses Trending Downward in PA - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Overdoses Trending Downward in PA - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

State officials say there is positive results coming from an initiative to reduce drug overdoses. The Overdose Prevention Program sent out nearly 800,000 doses of the overdose reversal drug Naloxone, along with 737,000 fentanyl and xylazine test strips to community organizations. According to a new report, there were nearly 9,500 overdose reversals reported by frontline organizations in the first nine months of last year. Early reporting also fi…

Nearly 9,500 overdoses reversed in Pa. in 2025 thanks to Narcan distribution program, report says

A new report out of Pennsylvania says that the Commonwealth saw thousands of lives saved through a program offering Naloxone, also known as Narcan, for free in communities. According to the report, there were nearly 9,500 overdoses reversed between January and September of 2025 thanks to the Shapiro Administration’s Overdose Prevention Program. This has helped Pennsylvania see the lowest number of overdose deaths in over a decade, officials said…