Pima County could see 100 fentanyl deaths

Pima County could see 100 fentanyl deaths

The Pima County Health Department predicts the county will surpass last year's total and may go well over 100 deaths.

FENTANYL DEATHS THIS YEAR --COMPARED TO 2019.

IN ALL OFLAST YEAR -- COUNTY OFFICIALSRECORDED 89 DEATHS FROMFENTANYL.

IN JUST THE FIRSTSIX MONTHS OF 2020 -- THEYRECORDED 78.

"IT'S NOT JUSTPEOPLE WHO HAVE ADDICTIONS,OR, YOU KNOW, LONG TERMCHRONIC PAIN THAT ARESUFFERING FROM THIS.

IT'SEVERYBODY TO YOUNG PEOPLE OLDPEOPLE, PEOPLE IN RURALCOMMUNITIES IN CENTRALTUCSON." THEY SAY -- A CONCERNFOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT --IS LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TOREACH OUT TO TEENAGERS INSCHOOL.

THEY SAY -- THEY'REWORKING ON VIRTUAL OUTREACH TOHELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE.A LOCAL