Opioid use on the rise
- The opioid epidemic began in the 1990s with the overprescribing of prescriptions to treat pain. This led to the abuse of opioids and the growing number of fatal and non-fatal overdoses we see today.
- Four Minnesotans die each day from drug overdoses.
- Minneapolis opioid deaths from 2021 to 2022 increased by 24%.
Read about fentanyl from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read about Minnesota's opioid epidemic from the Minnesota Department of Health