Fentanyl-related deaths on the rise

In St. Louis and St. Louis County, fentanyl-related deaths accounted for nearly half of all overdose deaths in 2016. They were less than a quarter of overdose deaths in St. Louis and St. Louis County in 2015.

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*Total overdose deaths were not available

Source: St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson counties: Kathleen Hargrave, Chief Investigator; St. Louis: Rose Psara, Chief Investigator for St. Louis Medical Examiner; St. Louis County: Suzanne McCune, Forensic Office Administrator, St. Louis County Department of Public Health; Lincoln County: Kelly Walters, Lincoln County Coroner; Madison County: Madison County Coroner; Clinton County: Phillip Moss, Clinton County Coroner; St. Clair County: Office of County Coroner, Calvin Dye

Credit: Data compiled by Durrie Bouscaren | St. Louis Public Radio
Brent Jones | St. Louis Public Radio