overdose deaths

Police officers in Laramie have a new lifesaving tool to protect citizens as well as themselves.

Opioids in general are more likely to cause overdose deaths than other drugs such as meth and cocaine, and because fentanyl is so powerful it poses an especially high risk.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol is taking a four-legged approach to ridding the state of fentanyl.

Cheyenne police saw a 133% increase in overdose-related deaths between 2020 and 2021, according to an annual report released Wednesday.