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MNPD lieutenant credits partnerships for drop in overdose fatalities
Summary
Lieutenant Mike Hotz thanked council members and credited city partnerships with a large reduction in overdose fatalities, saying the city moved from one of the highest overdose rates to one of the highest percentage reductions; the claim was stated during a ceremonial recognition of the OneBox program.
Lieutenant Mike Hotz of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department thanked the Council for support and framed the OneBox effort as part of a broader partnership network that has reduced overdose fatalities locally. "I very much appreciate the support of the council as well as my chain of command... they brought us from being one of the cities with the second highest rate of overdose in The United States Of America to being one of the cities with the highest percentage reduction in overdose fatalities," Hotz said.
His remarks were delivered during the presentation recognizing OneBox installations; speakers also credited MN Public Health and community partners for providing naloxone supplies and coordinating installations. The claim about comparative overdose rates and percentage reductions was stated as part of the remarks and not accompanied in the provided transcript segments by supporting data or a recorded Council vote.
