The number of fentanyl-related deaths in Montana more than doubled in 2020 from the year prior, and the state is on pace to see even more this year.
The Montana Department of Justice’s State Crime Lab said the state recorded 41 fentanyl-related deaths in 2020. That’s up from 19 in 2019. And through May this year, 22 Montana residents have from fentanyl-related overdoses.
