(ST PAUL) – The Minnesota Department of Health reports that drug overdose deaths among Minnesotans declined in 2023, similar to trends in other states. The number increased by eight percent statewide, with the Greater Minnesota counties seeing a decrease in drug overdose deaths of 21 percent. The Department of health says that for every one overdose death in 2023, there were nearly 13 nonfatal overdoses treated in Minnesota hospitals. Synthetic opioids continue to be the largest drug leading to fatal overdoses in the state.
