More people are dying from opioid-related overdoses than ever before in Massachusetts. This as the state spends millions to fight the epidemic devastating cities and towns across the state.

Opioid deaths are up 162 percent over the past five years, according to new data released Monday by state health officials. Opioid overdose deaths rose from 1,282 in 2014 to 1,379 in 2015, an increase of nearly 8 percent.