The number of deaths from opioid overdoses is continuing to rise in Massachusetts.
State Police say they investigated 877 deaths that were caused by drug overdoses last year.
That's a 16 percent increase over 2015 levels, and officials blame it on use of the synthetic narcotic fentanyl.
The average overdose victim in the state is 37-years-old, and 77 percent of overdose victims last year were men.
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