ABERDEEN — The number of overdose deaths linked to the opioid fentanyl in Washington State have risen in the past year, according to the State Department of Health in a press release. In the first half of 2018, according to preliminary data, there were 81 deaths linked to fentanyl, versus 48 recorded during the same period last year in Washington State.
Stories Related to Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Increase Statewide In 2018
Louis Krauss, The Daily World, The Columbian
Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:57am
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