Data from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office shows U.S. 19 is a hotspot for opioid overdoses. On average, one in five overdoses in Pasco County are now fatal, with fentanyl fueling the crisis.
In recent years, Pasco county has seen a 56% increase in addiction. The county is a part of new effort by the state to treat addiction with a different method.
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