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DPH reports drop in overdose deaths and celebrates AB 2115 passage to expand methadone access
Summary
Director Colfax reported preliminary data showing 15% fewer overdose deaths year-to-date and a July count of 39 deaths; she highlighted AB 2115—s passage in the Assembly to increase methadone access and said the measure has gone to the governor—s desk.
Director Colfax opened the commission meeting with a broad director—s report that combined epidemiologic updates, program highlights and personnel changes.
On overdose, Colfax said a mid-August Office of the Chief Medical Examiner report showed 39 accidental drug overdose deaths in July and that the department is tracking a 15% year-to-date reduction in overdose deaths compared with 2023. "This number 39…
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