For the third straight year, there’s been a decrease in the number of opioid related deaths in Minnesota. A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows 671 people in the state died from opioid-involved overdoses in 2025—down from 1039 back in 2022. Epidemiologist Mary DeLaquil talks about the decrease. The Health Department’s study…
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The White Earth Band of Chippewa and the Reservation Business Committee have noticed a rise in deaths from opioid overdoses. The White Earth Band says there are many reasons for this increase, including using alone, using after a break in using and using another drug that was unexpectedly cut with fentanyl. In light of this…
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The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners met with Health & Human Services Tuesday, .In her Director’s Report, HHS Director Sarah Pratt highlighted the end of the emergency food assistance program through SNAP that began during the pandemic. The program will end April 1st. HHS Public Health Nurse Liz Short presented the Aitkin County Opioid Settlement to Commissioners, with a…
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