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Overdose fatality review: Mohave County finds high polysubstance deaths, rising methamphetamine involvement
Summary
Mohave County’s overdose fatality review for 2023 found most reviewed deaths were polysubstance and that methamphetamine involvement rose (70%); fentanyl remained prevalent; reviewers recommended expanding treatment capacity, patient education and community harm‑reduction distribution such as naloxone and test strips.
Selena Luckbakan (presentation name rendered in the transcript as Selena Luckbakan), the county’s overdose data‑to‑action and overdose fatality review coordinator, briefed the board on the 2023 overdose fatality review. She said the review team examined 27 of the 60 overdose deaths in 2023 using records from law enforcement, EMS, hospitals and the medical examiner.
Luckbakan summarized key findings: 82 percent of reviewed decedents were assigned male at birth; 52 percent were found beyond resuscitative measures when responders arrived;…
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