Nearly half of Northern VA residents impacted by substance abuse

Name: Nearly half of Northern VA residents impacted by substance abuse
Uploaded: 2025-09-04T22:03:00Z
Duration: 2 min 26 s
Description: Virginia is the second leading state in the nation for a reduction in drug overdose deaths—down 43 percent from 2024—but a new study shows nearly half of people in Northern Virginia are impacted by substance abuse. FOX 5’s Julie Donaldson joins us live with more on the new data.

Virginia is the second leading state in the nation for a reduction in drug overdose deaths—down 43 percent from 2024—but a new study shows nearly half of people in Northern Virginia are impacted by substance abuse. FOX 5’s Julie Donaldson joins us live with more on the new data.

Posted September 4, 2025 6:03pm EDT