SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Fire Department says over the last few months, it's responding to fewer overdose calls. The health district says it's seeing a similar trend across the county.

Spokane Fire says it's responding to just over 110 calls for overdoses per month since the beginning of September. That's about 40 less on average than any other month this year.

The Spokane Regional Health District says it's seeing a similar trend across the county. The county is averaging 237 EMS responses to suspected overdoses per month so far this year. But during September and October, the county averaged less than 170 per month.

"We saw a similar trend in our ED visit data. We also saw a decrease in ED visits for opioid overdoses in September and October. So that's helpful to see that in two di

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