Report: Fentanyl Deaths in Alaska Quadrupled in 2017

Report: Fentanyl Deaths in Alaska Quadrupled in 2017
Alaska State Trooper Capt. Michael Duxbury, right, and Lt. Steve Adams, speak at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska on Sept. 5, 2018. AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Overdose deaths in Alaska involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl more than quadrupled last year, according to a new report.

Alaska State Troopers released its latest annual drug report on Sept. 5, saying the state’s overall illegal drug problem continues to worsen. With it has come associated crimes including thefts, burglaries, and violence.