With upswing in fentanyl cases, harm reduction strategies grow in importance

June 4, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

by Stephi Smith

A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure at Drug Enforcement Administration Headquarters in Arlington, Va., in 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure at Drug Enforcement Administration Headquarters in Arlington, Va., in 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Only halfway through the year, Cole County EMS has administered naloxone 43 times so far this year, compared to 59 times for all of 2022.

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