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Health department: fentanyl remains central to overdoses; county reports reductions and expands naloxone access
Summary
County health officials said fentanyl is a leading driver in overdose fatalities but reported reductions in fatal overdoses and expanded prevention and harm-reduction programs, including Narcan distribution, youth prevention, crisis-stabilization expansion and plans for vending/kiosk distribution of supplies.
Montgomery County health officials told the Council that polysubstance use and fentanyl remain driving factors in overdose fatalities but that local interventions have coincided with reductions in some measures.
"Polysubstance use is still observed in all of our overdose fatalities in the county and that fentanyl still is a driving force," Ben Stevenson, acting manager for prevention and harm reduction services, told the Council. He said there were 20 fatal overdoses in Montgomery County during the first four months of the 2025 calendar year; 13 involved opioids, 12 involved fentanyl, four…
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