HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. -- Howard County is on pace to set a record in 2017, but it's not a record officials want to break.
So far, 17 people have died from overdoses in the county. In 2016, the total number of overdose deaths was in the mid-20's.
The Howard County Coroner says fentanyl was detected in five of the overdose deaths this year.
It's 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.
Watch the video player above for more on the drug problem in Howard County and the impact it's having on families there.
