Alaska drug overdose deaths drop, though less dramatically than national plunge

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 738

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Alaska had fewer overdose deaths in 2024 than in the year prior, and state health officials are working on ways to continue to reduce that total in the future.

In all, 339 people died from drug overdoses in 2024 Alaska, a 5% decline from the record high of 357 hit the year before, according to an annual report released by the state Department of Health.

Alaska’s decline was not as dramatic as the nationwide …

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