2025 Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Report
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Description
Offers statistics on drug overdose deaths in Kentucky in 2025, based on autopsy and toxicology reports. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by type of drug and age-adjusted mortality rates by county. Includes county-level maps with shadings indicating numbers of deaths involving methamphetamine and fentanyl, and markings to show Appalachian counties.
Author(s)
Meghan Steel, Mira Mirzaian, Lara Daniels
Date
04/2026
Organizations
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, Kentucky Public Health Association, Team Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, University of Kentucky College of Public Health
Tagged as
Appalachia
· Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· Prescription drug misuse
· Statistics and data
· Kentucky