Fentanyl is the most common drug found in overdose deaths in Utah

Fentanyl pills seized by Utah law enforcement and handed over to the Utah Department of Public Safety. (Photo courtesy of the Utah Department of Public Safety)

Fentanyl is the most common drug found in overdose deaths in the state, according to a new report from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

There were 606 drug overdose deaths reported in 2023, a 14.3% jump from 2022. The report found 290 of those deaths involved fentanyl. Drug overdose deaths peaked in 2015 and haven’t dipped since. More people died from fatal drug overdoses in 2023 than ever before, and for the first time, there are more deaths from fentanyl than methamphetamine, according to the report’s findings…

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