The opioid death rate in Minnesota fell sharply between 2023 and 2024.
Addiction and mental health treatment provider EOSIS CEO Lew Zeidner says while we saw a 26% drop here in the state, he’s concerned about the future of access to care…
“Our state and our country are both, because of budget constraints and perhaps some political beliefs shifting away from wanting to support people getting care through our Medicaid programs, and that worries me a lot about potentially reversing the trend.”
The drop, which amounts to 264 fewer deaths, puts Minnesota among the top 20 states with the sharpest drops in opioid deaths.
