Fentanyl
is driving the increase in opioid overdose deaths
Number of fentanyl-involved cases among all opioid overdose deaths in Minnesota, 2019-2023.
Fentanyl-
involved overdose
Other
opioid-involved overdose
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Oct
2018
Jan
2019
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2020
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2021
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2022
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2023
Apr
297
297
553
553
858
858
950
950
929
929
That percentage rose to
93%
in five years.
That percentage rose to
93%
in five years.
Fentanyl
was involved in
71%
of all overdoses in 2019.
Fentanyl
was involved in
71%
of all overdoses in 2019.
297
124
553
137
858
106
950
89
929
73