This year the total number of deaths by drug overdose in the US dropped for the first time since 1990. That’s because the number of deaths by prescription opioid painkillers also dropped. But fatal ODs linked to fentanyl and methamphetamine are on the rise. What’s being done in our region to stop this trend?

Stopping The Regional Rise In Fentanyl And Meth Overdoses

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Stopping The Regional Rise In Fentanyl And Meth Overdoses