#overdose

#Arizona #overdose death rate now twice the national average! So much for #Trump's immigration war lowering #border State death tolls, #AZ & #NM now lead the Nation in preventable overdose deaths! Shifts to more dangerous powdered fentanyl likely driven by former GOP Gov Ducey enacted draconian opioid restrictions that experts warned would drive both patients & addicts to more dangerous black market pain killers, combined with human caused global warming extreme heat. https://www.azfamily.com/2026/07/30/report-arizona-overdose-death-rate-now-twice-national-average/

"MPR News and its investigative unit APM Reports found at least 50 residents in Minnesota group homes have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger state maltreatment investigations. In 19 of those cases, state investigators concluded the homes had neglected those vulnerable people. Yet the group homes faced only minimal consequences." https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/27/minnesota-group-home-industry-50-deaths-but-few-consequences #healthcare #GroupHomes #disabilities #overdose #maltreatment #neglect #minnesota