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The report, which relies on data compiled by the Kentucky Injury and Prevention and Research Center, showed 1,984 Kentucky residents died of a drug-related overdose last year, compared to 2,135 ...
A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [ 3 ] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 to 2020. Around 932,400 died from 1999 through 2020.
Methamphetamine use was another key factor in fatal overdoses. Among various age groups, the highest number of overdose deaths last year was among Kentuckians in the 35- to 44-year-old group at 571, a drop of 13% from 2022, the report said. One worrisome trend is the increased number of overdose deaths among Black people in the state, Beshear said.
Kentucky has been one of the most hard-hit states in the fentanyl crisis. [27] In 2021, fentanyl accounted for 70% of the 2,250 overdose deaths in Kentucky. [27] The state passed 2,000 overdoes deaths again in 2022, reaching that figure in August, with 73% of the deaths involving fentanyl. [27]
Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that's far from over, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 91,799 overdose fatalities in the United States in 2020, a more than 30% rise from 2019. Drug-related overdose fatalities increased to more over 106,000 in 2021, the greatest number of overdose deaths recorded in a 12-month period. [ 199 ]
Fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15% in Kentucky last year, surpassing 2,000 deaths as the increased use of fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid — resulted in a record death toll in the ...
Methamphetamine use was another key factor in fatal overdoses. Among various age groups, the highest number of overdose deaths last year was among Kentuckians in the 35- to 44-year-old group at 571, a drop of 13% from 2022, the report said. One worrisome trend is the increased number of overdose deaths among Blacks in the state, Beshear said.