‘There's no demographic that's safe' as fentanyl use increases across North Dakota
GRAND FORKS – There were 131 drug overdose deaths in North Dakota last year. That's more than the state's 101 traffic deaths in 2021.The 2021 total...
GRAND FORKS – There were 131 drug overdose deaths in North Dakota last year. That's more than the state's 101 traffic deaths in 2021.The 2021 total of overdose deaths is up from 76 in 2019 and approximately 116 in 2020. 'There's no demographic that's safe,' said Col. Brandon Solberg of the North Dakota Highway Patrol. 'There are middle-schoolers, for example, who have experienced an overdose.'Opioids and amphetamines were the most common drugs in 2021 overdose deaths, according to Highway Patrol press release.