The state is on pace to have 1,078 accidental drug overdose deaths this year with the majority involving fentanyl, the state medical examiner said Monday. That figure projects to an 18-percent increase in the overall number of accidental overdose deaths in 2017. Last year, there were 917. In the...
Fueled By Fentanyl Use, State Projects To Have 1078 Accidental Overdose Deaths This Year
DAVE ALTIMARI, Hartford Courant
Mon, 08/28/2017 - 7:48am
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