Tag: Xylazine
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After a year of declining fentanyl deaths, Denver sees alarming increase
After seeing a reprieve, of sorts, from fentanyl overdose last year with the number of deaths in Colorado reaching a plateau — a first in three years — the opioid appears to be making a deadly come back in 2023. Preliminary numbers in Denver show a roughly 16% increase in the number of fentanyl overdose…
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Colorful pills and animal tranquilizer: Twin concerns putting new twist on fentanyl crisis
Although Colorado’s recorded fentanyl overdose deaths appear to have leveled off slightly between 2021 and 2022, federal and state law enforcement officials warn people shouldn’t get complacent about the state’s fentanyl crisis. Numbers are still staggeringly high, the nature of the supply evolves rapidly and cartels that traffic the drug adapt to attract a diverse…
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Denver’s overdose deaths decreased in 2022, but fentanyl-linked deaths rose
Overdose deaths in Denver known to the Department of Public Health & Environment decreased in 2022 compared to 2021, but deaths involving fentanyl increased again, according to newly released data from the department. The DDPHE recorded 453 overdose deaths in 2022, and 244 involved fentanyl, the department said in a news release. The total number…