![]() ![]() ![]() In Alaska, the state with the nation’s biggest increase in drug overdose deaths from 2020 to 2021, certain demographic groups have been at higher risk, according to a newly released report: men more than women, Alaska Natives more than other ethnic groups and Anchorage and Gulf Coast residents more than those in other parts of the state. About three-quarters of the state’s opioid deaths last year involved fentanyl, often in combination with other drugs, according to the report. The rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased by 150% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report issued by the Alaska Department of Health. Behind him is Sandy Snodgrass, the mother of a 22-year-old fentanyl overdose victim, Bruce Snodgrass. ![]() Alaska Health Commissioner Adam Crum, speaking about fentanyl at a May 3 news conference in Wasilla, uses a chart to show that even a tiny amount of the synthetic opioid can be fatal. ![]()
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