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County leaders say overdose deaths have fallen; attribute decline to opioid task force work
Summary
County officials reported a year‑to‑date decline in overdose deaths, saying there were '70 fewer overdose deaths, which is 39 percent as compared to last year' as of June 30, and credited the Camden County opioid addiction task force while noting continued work is needed.
County leaders highlighted a decline in overdose deaths during the meeting and credited the Camden County opioid addiction task force for contributing strategies that officials say are beginning to deliver results.
Deputy Director McDonald introduced the subject and the Director reported the county has seen “70 fewer overdose deaths, which is 39 percent as compared to last year” as of June 30. The Director said the task force, led by Dominic Vesper, has provided ideas and programs that county officials credit with contributing to the decline but added that “we still have a long way to go.”
No new program funding, statutory changes or formal board directives were recorded on this item during the meeting; the board’s remarks were acknowledgments of work in progress and encouragement for the task force and county staff to continue interventions aimed at reducing overdose fatalities.
