Fentanyl exposure sends 7 inmates to hospital in Washington state jail.

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Fentanyl exposure sends 7 inmates to hospital in Washington state jail.
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Seven inmates were hospitalized after a potential fentanyl exposure at a Washington state jail. The incident resulted in no fatalities, and each inmate received multiple doses of Narcan, which officials credited with saving their lives. The rate of fentanyl overdose deaths has spiked by 279% since 2016. The module where the overdoses took place was placed under lockdown, and the incident prompted a significant emergency response with 23 units responding.

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