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So far this year 61 people have died of a drug overdose. The number was 54 at the end of last month.

A record 98 overdose deaths kept authorities busy in Yakima County in 2021.

The Task Force is a working group led by Rep. Newhouse consisting of groups and individuals on the local and state levels who are on the front lines

. Many people are using the drug and some are overdosing.

A record 98 overdose deaths kept authorities busy in Yakima County in 2021.

National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is from March 20th through March 27th.

. Last year the record wasn't broken but still 83 people lost their lives to drug overdoses in Yakima County.

Some of the overdoses included Yakima's homeless population.

Authorities say $100,000 was buried in the property outside the home.

Curtice says at the beginning of August the number of overdose deaths was 41. In September the number was 50 overdoses.