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Gov. Andy Beshear signed the state’s 2026 Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities Plan in Frankfort, Ky. on May 6, 2025. (WDRB Media photo)
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Gov. Andy Beshear and health officials announced Tuesday that overdose deaths dropped by more than 30% in 2024 compared to the previous year — from 1,984 deaths in 2023 to 1,410 in 2024.
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