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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday announced that overdose deaths in the state saw a 30.2 percent decrease in 2024 compared to the year prior.
“Today now marks the third year in a row that drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth have declined, and this one is really substantial, and means that more Kentuckians are here with us today, and that all these efforts together, even in a world where the drugs keep getting more powerful, are working, and that we’ve got to keep it up,” said Beshear during Thursday’s Team Kentucky Update.
The 2024 Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Report states that 1,410 Kentuckians died due to drug overdoses in 2024. The report states that the only age group in Kentucky that saw an increase in overdose deaths was ages 75 to 84, and unlike previous years the report states that decreases were seen among Black Kentucky residents.
“Last year, with this report that’s just come out, that community saw a 37.3 percent decrease, meaning that this good news has come for all of our Kentucky communities with no one left out,” Beshear said.
The governor credited the statewide reduction in deaths to multiple efforts including the distribution of more than 170,000 doses of narcan, 84 syringe exchange program sites that served nearly 28,000 individuals, and treatment through programs such as Medicaid and the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort.
The governor said all Kentuckians should know that resources are available.
“If you or someone you know is fighting addiction, please call the KY Help call center at 1-833-8KY-HELP (1-833-859-4357),” Beshear said.
On the local level, area residents struggling with addiction can reach out to the Hardin County Quick Response Team. Visit the Quick Response Team – Hardin County Facebook page for more information.
CASA of the Heartland will celebrate local heroes and raise funds and awareness for vulnerable children in the community at their Light the Night Superhero 5K, to be held at the Elizabethtown Sports Park on Friday, May 9. “We feel like our CASA volunteers are heroes within our community, and we’re also going to have some fire trucks and some police cars out there helping us light the night because they […]
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