In Five Charts: Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Set Another Record High in 2022
Blog post by Kelly Harrington
June 30, 2023
Boston Indicators (Boston)
Massachusetts is a national leader in providing access to high quality healthcare, yet our state opioid epidemic continues to be among the worst in the nation. According to newly released data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), we set another record high in 2022, losing 2,357 people to opioid-related overdoses. In this research brief we analyze these newly released data to provide a quick update on where we stand.