King County released its overdose dashboard Tuesday, showing an even sharper increase in the trend of deaths by fentanyl overdose, as compared to previous years.
As of March 14, fentanyl has already killed 167 people in King County, an average of 2.29 a day.In 2022, there were 1,008 deaths in King County related to drug and alcohol poisoning, an average of 2.76 a day.
As of March 14, 276 people have lost their lives to drug and alcohol poisoning, an average of 3.78 a day. By comparison, in 2012 alone there were a total of 274 deaths related to drug and alcohol poisoning in King County. 2023 has already hit that mark, with eight and a half months to go.
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