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Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

'Longer we wait, the more people will die'

Overdose deaths spike after incarceration, but Minnesota jails lack treatment

Karin Kelly had hoped her daughter's arrests could be turning points. But Briana, who everyone called Cookie, cycled in and out of jails for years as she struggled with heroin addiction. She survived multiple overdoses. "You hope your family member is going to get some help, and things are going to change," said Kelly, of East Bethel, whose daughter died after contracting endocarditis in 2022. .

Minnesota jails lack treatment even as overdose deaths spike

Karin Kelly had hoped her daughter's arrests could be turning points. But Briana, who everyone called Cookie, cycled in and out of jails for years as she struggled with heroin addiction. She survived multiple overdoses. "You hope your family member is going to get some help, and things are going to change," said Kelly, of East Bethel, whose daughter died after contracting endocarditis in 2022. .

Minnesota launches $200 million plan to combat opioid abuse

The state has committed $200 million to combat a rise in overdose deaths connected to opioid abuse because more than 1,000 people died of overdoses in 2022, which is nearly three times higher than 2018.