Colorado fentanyl overdose deaths see plateau in 2022 | Fentanyl Coverage

For the first time in three years, the number of fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in the state plateaued, signaling hope for families and government agencies that Coloradans are becoming keenly aware of the drug’s deadly scope. Numbers obtained by The Denver Gazette from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show that 920 people in the state died from fentanyl poisoning in 2022, up .09% from the 2021 when 912 people lost their lives.

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