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Some death rates in the Mountain West are rising due to fentanyl

KUNR Public Radio | By Kaleb Roedel
Published November 3, 2023 at 12:04 PM MDT
Packages of fentanyl test strips lie next to a card that explains how to use them. The tests, themselves, look like little strips of blue, red and white paper.
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Packages of fentanyl test strips lie next to a card that explains how to use them. The tests, themselves, look like little strips of blue, red and white paper.

A new report shows that death rates for people under 40 are surging across the United States, including parts of the Mountain West.

A new report shows that death rates for people under 40 are surging across the United States, including parts of the Mountain West.

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