Fatal drug overdoses dipped in Central Florida, statewide in 2023

Signaling hope in the battle against opioids, Central Florida saw a nearly 7% drop in deadly drug overdoses between 2021 and 2023, part of a trend of declines seen throughout the U.S. after the frightening surges of the preceding decade. Data presented by the local Project Opioid on Monday shows the decline in overdose deaths in Central Florida in that period — which the nonprofit calculated ...