![Data on drops in overdose deaths and many substances. Data show a 5% rise in fentanyl-related deaths and 4% in meth-related.](https://blog.oneill.indianapolis.iu.edu/files/2019/07/Media-Release-od-deaths-change-2.png)
New data from the IU Public Policy Institute’s Center for Health and Justice Research shows a drop in the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Marion County. Despite the decline, opioids were still present in 78 percent of the county’s 361 overdose deaths in 2018. That same year, the number involving fentanyl, a synthetic… Read more »