Panelists discuss Minnesotaâs opioid epidemic, highlight National Drug Take Back Day
Panelists discuss Minnesotaâs opioid epidemic, highlight National Drug Take Back Day By Bernadette Heier | April 21, 2021 at 10:46 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 11:38 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KEYC) â During the pandemic, officials say drug overdoses have skyrocketed, partly due to fentanyl, a deadly fast acting synthetic opioid.
In an effort to raise awareness of the opioid epidemic, a group of panelists with Mayo Clinic held a media briefing Wednesday.
According to the CDC, more than 87,000 people have died of a drug overdose in the one-year period ending in September 2020.
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