Officials: Overdose Deaths Down Sharply In Western Pa.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Federal prosecutors say overdose deaths are down sharply in western Pennsylvania, a positive development in fighting the opioid epidemic.
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady in Pittsburgh said Friday that overdose deaths fell 43 percent in 2018 across his 25-county area.
Opioids account for the lion’s share of fatal overdoses in the region Brady’s office covers.
The decline includes a 47 percent drop compared to 2017 in populous Allegh