Number of overdose deaths in Jefferson county 2012: 192, 2013: 192, 2014: 204, 2015: 255, 2016: 364 Number of deaths from fentanyl-poisoned drugs in 2016: 182, half of all overdose deaths Every drug dealer selling fentanyl-poisoned drugs could easily be convicted of manslaughter, if only homicide and narcotics made the effort to charge them. You won't get that kind of smart thinking out of lead detectives being asked to work 20 hours per day because of short staffing.
Number of overdose deaths in Jefferson county 2012: 192, 2013: 192, 2014: 204, 2015: 255, 2016: 364 Number of deaths from fentanyl-poisoned drugs in 2016: 182, half of all overdose deaths Every drug dealer selling fentanyl-poisoned drugs could easily be convicted of manslaughter, if only homicide and narcotics made the effort to charge them. You won't get that kind of smart thinking out of lead detectives being asked to work 20 hours per day because of short staffing.