Overdose deaths decline in South Dakota

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 453

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The number of South Dakotans who died from drug overdoses continued to decrease in 2025, but many of those deaths were potentially preventable, according to data presented Wednesday to the state Opioid Advisory Committee.

Drug overdose deaths decreased to 83 in 2025, according to provisional data, down from 94 in 2024 and significantly down from a peak of 104 in 2021. Fentanyl-related overdose deaths decreased by two last year, and meth overdose deaths were cut …

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