The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says Louisiana recorded nearly 2,463 overdose deaths in 2021, and fentanyl is largely to blame, accounting for up to 95% of all overdose deaths. Louisiana’s overdose death rate of 55.9 per 100,000 is nearly double the national average, the CDC says, and third behind only West Virginia and Tennessee. The impact on families and communities is profound. Even in…
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