The Tennessee Department of Health released this week a report on drug overdose deaths across the state in 2022.
A total of 3,826 Tennesseans died of a drug overdose in 2022, an increase of 12 from 2021. The number of overdose deaths in 2018 was 1,818 in the state. Between 2018 and 2021, drug overdose deaths among Tennessee residents increased consistently. However, 2022 is the first year the number of deaths has not significantly increased from the year prior.
Opioids have consistently played a role in drug overdose deaths among residents and were
involved in 3,073 overdose deaths in 2022. The increase in opioid overdose deaths is primarily
driven by those involving illicit fentanyl.
In Greene County, there were 38 overdose deaths in 2022, with a total of 27 involving fentanyl.
The full report can be found at https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/pdo/pdo/facts-figures.html