A new report shows overdose deaths dropped by 25% in Washtenaw County in 2024.
Local opioid-related overdoses have reached a nine-year low in the county. 66 residents died from an overdose last year, 42 were due to opioids. Most of them were white, male and between 25 and 54 years old.
Washtenaw County Health Department Health Promotion Coordinator Deanna Price says they can’t directly say why the numbers are dropping…