Pierce County leaders holding town halls on fentanyl crisis

So far in 2024, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said fentanyl-related deaths seem to be declining but are still above pre-2023 levels.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department says opioid overdoses are the number one preventable cause of death in the county, even more than car crashes. In 2023, around 300 people died from fentanyl overdoses, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner.

So far in 2024, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said deaths seem to be declining but are still above pre-2023 levels. The department said emergency room visits related to fentanyl in 2024 are about the same so far as in

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