Youngkins Celebrate 59% Reduction in Fentenyl Deaths in Va

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that Virginia has achieved a nearly 59 percent reduction in fentanyl-related overdose deaths compared to January 2022 — a milestone state officials hailed as evidence of a broad, coordinated response to the opioid crisis.

Speaking at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond alongside First Lady Suzanne Youngkin, Attorney General Jason Miyares, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration representatives, the governor credited a multi-pronged strategy for the decline.