I was honored to be the keynote speaker at the recent symposium held at Eastern Connecticut College, Moving Forward: Community Dialogues on the Opioid Epidemic. Thanks to the organizers for putting on a great event. I was impressed at the almost universal recognition among the participants that the best way out of this crisis was…
Connecticut opioid-related deaths declined for the second year in a row, down 14% from their 2021 high of 1431 opioid deaths, according to the latest statistics from the Connecticut Office of the Medical Examiner (OCME). Opioid deaths represented 92% of all overdose deaths in Connecticut. Fentanyl was present in 92% of opioid deaths and 85% of…