Overdose Deaths Increased In 2023
(Portland, OR) -- Overdose deaths in Oregon increased 32 percent last year. The Oregon Health Authority reports 18-hundred-33 people died from overdosing on drugs. 53 percent of the deaths involved an opioid and a stimulant. Overdose death rates remained high in non-Hispanic, Black and American Indian/Alaska Native communities. The state has expanded distribution of Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. There are also more treatment programs and peer support.



