2018 overdose deaths in Bartholomew County drop considerably

The 2018 overdose death tally for Bartholomew County is in and figures are much improved over 2017. County Coroner Clayton Nolting says that in the past week, there has been one new overdose death, while a second death was confirmed.

Nolting notes that there have been 16 confirmed overdose deaths in Bartholomew County in 2018. That’s down from 30 in 2017. He adds that Fentanyl was a factor in two deaths in 2018, a considerable decrease from the previous year. Nolting credits programs like ASAP and other outreach efforts for the drop in deaths.