A significant decrease in fatalities has been reported. Education campaigns and a specialized task force are credited with the downward trend. This year, no deaths related to a certain synthetic opioid have occurred.

Previous years saw a higher number of fatalities, with double-digit deaths recorded. A total of five overdose deaths have been reported this year, but none involved the opioid in question. Further information on the efforts to combat the opioid crisis is available from the source, which also marks a national awareness day related to the issue.