US EditionColorado law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony didn’t reduce overdose deaths, study finds
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Washington sees rise in opioid-related deaths amid decline
While most states in the U.S. saw decreases to its year-over-year opioid-related deaths data, four states worsened—including Washington. Washington went from 34.1 opioid-related deaths per 100,000 residents in a 12-month period ending in June 2023 to 35.7 throughout a 12-month period ending in June 2024. The state had a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. “Over the past two decades, opioid-related deaths have risen from fewer than 10,000 annually t…
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Colorado law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony didn’t reduce overdose deaths, study finds
Colorado’s law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony had almost no effect on overdose deaths, but may have discouraged people from sticking with treatment for opioid addiction, an initial study of the legislation’s impact found. House Bill 1326, which passed in 2022, lowered the threshold for felony charges to one gram from four grams of any drugs containing fentanyl. It also made selling a dose of fentanyl that killed someo…
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