Overdose deaths in Boston plummet 38% in one year

Boston recorded overdose deaths last year That grim tally represents a decrease year-over-year and mirrors a similar national trend Black and Latinx Boston residents specifically men experienced a and decrease respectively the Boston Inhabitants Healthcare Commission announced One life lost to overdose is one life too a large number of explained Dr Bisola Ojikutu Commissioner of Community Soundness for the City of Boston But he added that community-based organizations soundness centers and access to OD-reversing naloxone or Narcan all helped Boston distributed over doses of naloxone strength functionaries declared Nationally an estimated people died from overdoses last year according to Centers for Syndrome Control and Prevention figures That s down from the in the largest one-year decline ever recorded the CDC added City healthcare bureaucrats stressed that unintentional drug overdose is the leading cause of early death in Boston Housing and cure were also mentioned as key factors in helping addicts climb out of addiction Every life saved from a fatal overdose shows the power of public commitment and compassion disclosed Mayor Michelle Wu Not only does this evidence represent the impact of our collective efforts to combat the opioid situation but emphasizes our continued advocacy to communities who are disproportionately affected The healthcare record did not directly address the law enforcement focus on fentanyl trafficking or the Mass and Cass blight in Boston