Deadly trend: Northwest Arkansas fentanyl-related deaths, prosecutions rising, officials and advocates agree

Officials: Number of fentanyl-related deaths, prosecutions on rise

December 17, 2023 at 4:14 a.m.

by Tracy Neal , Tom Sissom

Brittany Kelly of Fayetteville works to reduce the risk of overdose and death from fentanyl through education and providing test strips. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Brittany Kelly of Fayetteville works to reduce the risk of overdose and death from fentanyl through education and providing test strips. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)

Rogers paramedics responded three times in a 24-hour span in July to a man overdosing. He refused to go to the hospital after the first two calls and died of a fentanyl overdose.

Coroners,

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