Oregon’s fentanyl overdose rate has surged by a whopping 1,530 percent over the last few years, making the state home to the most dramatic increase rate in the nation.
A new FOX12 report using data obtained from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) exposed the shocking statistics, revealing that 1,268 deaths occurred as a result of the fatal drug between September 2019 and September 2023.
The drastic increase came with the 2020 passing of Measure 110, a drug decriminalization law that most Oregonians now believe to be a grave mistake after seeing the spike in deaths.
A person smokes a foil of fentanyl on Park Avenue following the decriminalization of all drugs in downtown Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
The state with the second-largest percentage increase is Oklahoma, with health officials anticipating a total of 717…
