Fentanyl a driving factor in Minnesota's record overdoses deaths in 2021
A report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that 90 percent of fatal opioid overdoses in 2021 involved fentanyl.
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A report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that 90 percent of fatal opioid overdoses in 2021 involved fentanyl.
Last year had twice as many deaths as the state saw 10 years ago, and numbers have climbed significantly since 2018 when there were just over 600.
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(St. Paul, MN) -- A new report says Minnesota saw a record number of overdose deaths last year. The report, released Thursday by the State Department of Health, shows nearly 13 hundred people died from an OD last year. That's a 22 percent increase from the year before. The department says fentanyl is to blame for the increase. Last year marked the first time that Greater
MDH says the increasing prevalence of fentanyl is believed to be part of the reason for the jump in overdose deaths, which continue to rise across the country.