SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Fentanyl continues to kill people in Keloland. So it’s easy to overlook that meth is just as deadly.

The crime report released this week by the city of Sioux Falls shows the two drugs are neck and neck when it comes to overdose deaths in the city.

“We have a problem with meth we have for some time and its not going away,” said Clemens. “There certainly has been a lot of attention with fentanyl, but meth is as big of a problem as its ever been,” said

Last year officers seized more than 90 pounds of meth, in that same time they collected 11 pounds of fentanyl.

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The founder of Prairie View Prevention Services, who works with people battling addiction, says meth is very addictive and dangerous. Unlike fentanyl, there is no antidote, like NARCAN, for an overdose. Darcy Jensen says when people overdose on meth their heart races and they can run temperatures up to 107 degrees.

“Their body organs begin to shut down because of the heat within and so there are a number of things that begin to damage the body and a lot of that is irreversible and we see the death from the overdose,” said Jensen.

Both Jensen and Clemens say the best way to stop meth addiction is never getting started in the first place. And that means educating young people about the risks. In the meantime the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force will continue to go after the illegal drugs.

“So if we can stop that supply of meth or fentanyl from even getting to Sioux Falls then hopefully we can see a reduction in some of the addiction issues that we see,” said Clemens.

Last year 23 people lost their lives to drug overdoses in Sioux Falls.