A new report shows that major efforts to reduce the number of drug-related deaths in Santa Barbara County may be having a big impact.
In 2022, Santa Barbara County had 115 fentanyl related overdose deaths. That year, the county launched Project Opioid, an effort to increase awareness about the dangers posed by opioids, especially fentanyl.
The effort includes education, as well as making Narcan kits widely available. Narcan can be administered by anyone and can counteract the effects of an opioid overdose…