'Destroying families': Lummi Nation leaders report 4 fentanyl overdose deaths this week

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  • Source: KING 5
  • 09/24/2023
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LUMMI NATION, Wash. — People on the Lummi Indian Reservation near Bellingham are in mourning.

Tribal health leaders reported four people died from fentanyl overdoses just this week. The tribe has issued a warning to help save lives. 

Rene Ramirez works for one of the recovery programs on the reservation. 

"It's been, it's been terrible," Ramirez said. "It's destroyed families and the community."

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