The Good Life – July-August 2017
Featuring WDAY Reporter Kevin Wallevand - Fargo's most famous storyteller. Local Hero - Navy Veteran, Shane Tibiatowski. Having a Beer with Dilworth Mayor - Chad Olson and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine. Featuring WDAY Reporter Kevin Wallevand - Fargo's most famous storyteller. Local Hero - Navy Veteran, Shane Tibiatowski. Having a Beer with Dilworth Mayor - Chad Olson and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine.
BY: BRITTNEY GOODMAN “Dead Overdose Victim Left Outside Sanford Walk In,” “Tainted Drugs on Fargo-Moorhead Streets Believe Connected to Overdose Deaths” and “Fentanyl Suspected in West Fargo 19- year Old’s Death” - these are all local headlines from the past year. Also, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50 (New York Times). And it could be your child, your grandchild, your friend, your parent, or you that will have a personal struggle with these addictive drugs. For many of us, opiate addiction has already taken someone. The most recent National Center for Health Statistics numbers showed overdose deaths in North Dakota increased from 20 in 2013 to 61 in 2015. In Cass County, the Coroner’s Office reported 46 deaths from 2012- 2015 because of prescription pain relievers and heroin. According to Fargo Police Chief David Todd, in Fargo alone, police responded to 69 opioid incidents in 2016 with 15 resulting deaths. Todd added, “These are just the ones we know about. 6 / THE GOOD LIFE / urbantoadmedia.com
There are a lot of other overdoses that we don’t hear about.” Thus far in 2017 they know of 14 overdoses and 5 deaths in Fargo. Sergeant Matt Christensen, Fargo Police Department, leads the Narcotics Unit. His detectives interact with people suffering from addiction “on a very regular basis” and in the past urbantoadmedia.com / THE GOOD LIFE / 7
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BY: BRITTNEY GOODMAN<br />
“Dead Overdose Victim Left Outside<br />
Sanford Walk In,” “Tainted Drugs<br />
on Fargo-Moorhead Streets Believe<br />
Connected to Overdose Deaths” and<br />
“Fentanyl Suspected in West Fargo 19-<br />
year Old’s Death” - these are all local<br />
headlines from the past year. Also,<br />
drug overdoses are now the leading<br />
cause of death among Americans<br />
under 50 (New York Times). And it<br />
could be your child, your grandchild,<br />
your friend, your parent, or you that<br />
will have a personal struggle with these<br />
addictive drugs. For many of us, opiate<br />
addiction has already taken someone.<br />
<strong>The</strong> most recent National Center for<br />
Health Statistics numbers showed<br />
overdose deaths in North Dakota<br />
increased from 20 in 2013 to 61 in<br />
2015. In Cass County, the Coroner’s<br />
Office reported 46 deaths from 2012-<br />
2015 because of prescription pain<br />
relievers and heroin.<br />
According to Fargo Police Chief David<br />
Todd, in Fargo alone, police responded<br />
to 69 opioid incidents in 2016 with 15<br />
resulting deaths. Todd added, “<strong>The</strong>se<br />
are just the ones we know about.<br />
6 / THE GOOD LIFE / urbantoadmedia.com
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