Fort Wayne overdose deaths down while drug use remains steady

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— There has been a decrease in overdose deaths in Fort Wayne over the past two years, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department's (FWPD) 2023 statistics report.While overdose deaths are down to 99 since the 136 reported in 2022, the amount of non-fatal overdoses was exactly the same, with 959 reported in both 2022 and 2023.According to Nate Moellering, executive vice president of Fort Wayne Recovery, that decrease in deaths is thanks to the increase in preva