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10 years of data show drug overdoses remain a significant health threat in Utah

Salt Lake City—A new report from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shows the drug overdose death rate in Utah has not changed much over the last decade. Drug overdose death rates peaked in 2015 and have stayed close to peak levels since. However, more people died from a drug overdose in 2023 than ever before. There were 606 drug overdose deaths in 2023—an increase of 14.3% from the year before.

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