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The Task Force is a working group led by Rep. Newhouse consisting of groups and individuals on the local and state levels who are on the front lines

. Last year the record wasn't broken but still 83 people lost their lives to drug overdoses in Yakima County.

If individuals are at increased risk for an opioid overdose or know someone who is, they should consider carrying naloxone.

In an effort to remember those who have died communities in the valley and around the state will come together at the end of the month

As a result the Yakima Health District is launching the second phase of its “Opioid Overdose Prevention Campaign."

Drug overdoses aren't anything new in Yakima.

New information shows a big increase in overdose deaths linked to fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Curtice believes many of the overdose deaths happened because people felt isolated at the beginning of last year because of the pandemic

Officials at the school in Seattle say a trend that's very concerning is that young adults under 30-years-old appear to be using fentanyl at much higher rates than ever before.

. Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says 95 people have died of overdoses, up from 87 nearly two weeks ago.