We don't know enough about fentanyl
Podcast |
Seattle Now
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
May 23, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:14:13

Washington state topped a list you do not want to be on last week: We are tied for the fastest increase in overdose deaths in the country.

Deaths are up across the US, mostly due to the very deadly fentanyl. But there’s more going on than just a new opioid.

National Public Radio Addiction correspondent Brian Mann explains who is being impacted here, and what might help.

Brian's reporting on overdose death increases: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176830906/overdose-death-2022-record

Read more about the local impact of fentanyl: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/fentanyl-has-devastated-king-countys-homeless-population-and-the-toll-is-getting-worse/

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Washington state topped a list you do not want to be on last week: We are tied for the fastest increase in overdose deaths in the country. Deaths are up across the US, mostly due to the very deadly fentanyl. But there’s more going on than just a new opioid. National Public Radio Addiction correspondent Brian Mann explains who is being impacted here, and what might help.

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