Tuesday, November 29, 2022 by Seth Smalley
In the first half of this year, from January to June, 118 people in Travis County died from an overdose of fentanyl.This equaled the number of fentanyl-related overdoses from the entirety of last year.The outsized opioid-overdose figures spurred county leaders' announcement of a public health crisis in May, which brought with it a host of directives - such as funding naloxone treatments and community harm reductionists - aimed at correcting the emergency.
In the first half of this year, from January to June, 118 people in Travis County died from an overdose of fentanyl.This equaled the number of fentanyl-related overdoses from the entirety of last year.The outsized opioid-overdose figures spurred county leaders' announcement of a public health crisis in May, which brought with it a host of directives - such as funding naloxone treatments and community harm reductionists - aimed at correcting the emergency.
#people #communities #necessarily #transparency #executive-director #editors-note #community-members #black-residents
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