The fight against fentanyl overdoses and deaths

Dr. Casey Grover, Emergency department doctor at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, and leader of Prescribe Safe, discusses the fentanyl problem in Monterey County and what they are doing to help prevent future cases.

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Black men hit hardest by drug overdose deaths in recent years

Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl–Involved Overdose Deaths with Detected Xylazine — United States, January 2019–June 2022

Fentanyl now the leading cause of death for adults ages 18 to 45 – Maine Policy Institute

Are fentanyl overdose deaths rising in the US?

Opioids - Cook County Department of Public Health

Fentanyl test strips could make a difference in the fight against overdose deaths

Texas combats opioid deaths with new fentanyl tracking dashboard

They die so quickly': Fentanyl is killing over 1,000 people in Wisconsin each year