Spike in ODs in Minneapolis leaves 3 dead, dozens hospitalized

A staggering 55 drug overdoses have been recorded in Minneapolis throughout first week of October, prompting metropolis and state officers to intensify consciousness surrounding the dangers of opioids.

The Metropolis of Minneapolis on Friday mentioned metropolis personnel responded to a number of overdose calls Thursday and three individuals died in separate incidents. Emergency reply data present a present common of eight overdose calls every day inside Minneapolis. 

As of August, 2,113 overdoses and 108 associated deaths had been recorded in Minneapolis this yr. The town noticed 197 overdose deaths final yr. 

The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) not too long ago reported that two thirds of greater than 108,000 overdose deaths in america in the course of the 12 months ending in April 2022 concerned artificial opioids, together with fentanyl.

“The upsurge in drug use and overdoses is a public well being and public security concern,” the town acknowledged Friday, including it is working with Hennepin County and state officers to connection extra individuals to prevention and remedy assets. 

Extra info on the Metropolis’s opioid response and assets is out there on the Minneapolis Well being Division’s opioid webpage.