There continues to be good news in the fight of overdose deaths in Chautauqua County, dropping by more than 50% in a year. During the recent county Board of Health meeting, Steve Kilburn, county substance use and addiction services coordinator, gave a presentation about drug addiction in the county. Kilburn displayed a graph that shows that in 2023, there were 61 overdose deaths. In 2024, there were 29. In March 2024, county officials for the first time noted the drop in overdose deaths, but expressed caution that it was too early to predict if this was a temporary pause or the ...