A new report from Utah State University’s Utah Women & Leadership Project should be a wake-up call for every policymaker and county official in the Beehive State. It shows not only that Utah lost 591 people to overdoses in 2024 but also that among women entering treatment last year, opioids outpaced all other drugs as the leading primary substance at intake. These realities underscore how entrenched this crisis remains in our state, even after years of public education and improved prescribing practices.

This moment carries added weight because Utah is slated to receive more than $520 million from opioid settlements over the coming years — resources that represent both an extraordinary opportunity and a solemn responsibility. These funds were secured to address one of the most devasta

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