Overdose Fatality News Today

In the WBKO viewing area, Warren and Barren county lead the list for most drug overdose deaths in 2022 and 2023.

Kentucky is still losing more than 2,000 citizens a year to drug overdoses, but last year’s total was less than the year before, the first decline since 2018, according to

FLEMINGSBURG — Fleming County Sheriff’s Department has made an arrest following a drug investigation in Ewing.

Overdose deaths in Kentucky are down for the first time since 2018

Kentucky is still losing more than 2,000 citizens a year to drug overdoses, but last years total was less than the year before, the first decline since 2018, according to

Last year’s Overdose Fatality Report for Kentucky has been released, with officials noting the first yearly decline in the report since 2018.

Bowling Green Daily News. February 4, 2023.

Drug abuse in the area is as pervasive as ever. The worst part: Fentanyl continues to infiltrate and kill our residents.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has launched an initiative to fight fentanyl. As part of the launch, Cameron held a roundtable in Kenton County on Wednesday with police and other community stakeholders to discuss the issue, a statement from the Attorney General’s Office said.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has launched Operation Fight Fentanyl to combat the opioid epidemic after the state recorded thousands of overdose deaths last year.