The Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office says overdose deaths in Monroe County are down for a second year.
The data just released is for 2025, and it shows 243 people died in Monroe County of drug overdoses last year.
That's down by 53 percent from 2023, when more than 500 people lost their lives to drugs.
The decrease from year-to-year was 43 percent in 2024, and a further 17 percent last year.
County officials say that means fewer families receiving devastating news, but 243 deaths are still too many.
Monroe County continues to push for expanded availability of Naloxone, the opioid recovery drug, and continues working with a series of community partners to get people into drug treatment.