GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Deaths from fentanyl-related overdoses are on the decline in Kent County, as the county health department said they’ve seen a 32% decrease in deaths between 2022 and 2023.
This comes as CDC provisional data shows that Fentanyl overdose deaths have declined by 12.7% across the country between May 2023 and May 2024.
“Nationally, there has been a much higher emphasis on harm reduction and the conversation around harm reduction has increased a lot,” said Rachel Jantz, epidemiologist for the Kent County Health Department…