CONWAY — In June 2017, US News & World Report called New Hampshire “ground zero for opioids” stating that the state’s lack of treatment funding, rural context and high prescription rates contributed to the state’s epidemic. At the time, New Hampshire led the nation in the number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths. 

Fast forward to earlier this year, the CDC reported an estimated 101,263 drug overdose deaths in the United States between June 2020 and June 2021. This was an increase of 20.6 percent from the same period the year before. However, during this same time, New Hampshire was one of only four states to reduce drug overdose deaths. 

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