(WHTM) — Naloxone reversed more than 9,500 overdoses across Pennsylvania in the first nine months of 2025, the state’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs said.
Last year, providers distributed nearly 800,000 doses of the drug, which blocks opiate receptors to reverse opioid overdose, DDAP said.
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Overdose deaths are falling in Pennsylvania. Data from the Health Department showed a 29% decrease in drug overdose deaths between 2023 and 2024. Numbers are not yet available for 2025.
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A new law went into effect this month requiring EMS providers to report overdoses to the Overdose Information Network, a digital database and map. A 2022 act already required law enforcement to make reports to the database.
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