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State reports slight decrease in drug overdose deaths in 2019

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Preliminary data shows Pennsylvania has experienced a slight decrease in drug-overdose deaths in 2019 when compared to the previous year.

State Health Secretary Rachel Levine there was a decrease in such deaths last year of more than 1% when compared to the 4,348 deaths in 2018.

The data also shows a 19% decrease in overdose deaths since 2017, Levine said.

Most of the deaths involved the use of opioids, she said.

“Amid a national pandemic, we must continue to realize that the opioid crisis has not gone away,” she said.

Anyone with a substance use issue should contact Pennsylvania’s Get Help Now Hotline at 1-800-662-HELP.

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