Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn is calling for greater investment in sober living facilities and long-term drug treatment programs, as the state continues to combat the ongoing opioid crisis.
Denn’s demand, outlined Wednesday in an annual report from the Delaware Department of Justice, comes as overdose deaths continue to rise. In August, the report found, a record 39 Delawareans had died from drug overdoses, a death toll nearly one-and-a-half times the next deadliest month since the state began tracking overdose fatality statistics.
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