Brandon Jansen Foundation

Fentanyl Over the past few years there has been a steady increase in overdose deaths due to fentanyl, culminating in 1,229 deaths in 2017 and 1,334 in 2018. On average 3 people per day are losing their lives and in some areas this number is as high as 6 per day. From January 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019 we have lost approximately 383 people and these numbers continue to climb.