Opioid-Related Deaths Skyrocketing, Comptroller’s Report Shows

As opioid related deaths continue to skyrocket across New York, many are left wondering what can be done to solve this problem. State and local leaders face some tough decisions on how to combat the opioid epidemic. Elected officials acknowledge that, just as there is no single reason why addiction is climbing, there is no one solution to the crisis. 

An analysis documenting the current effects of the ongoing opioid-related public health crisis was released November 1 by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The findings of the study are alarming — a 68 percent increase in opioid-related overdose deaths in just the last three years, with  5,841 deaths in 2021 alone.