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Fentanyl overdoses become No. 1 cause of death among US adults, ages 18-45: ‘A national emergency’

More adults between 18 and 45 died of fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than COVID-19, motor vehicle accidents, cancer and suicide

Fentanyl overdoses have surged to the leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 45, according to an analysis of U.S. government data.

Between 2020 and 2021, nearly 79,000 people between 18 and 45 years old — 37,208 in 2020 and 41,587 in 2021 — died of fentanyl overdoses, the data analysis from opioid awareness organization Families Against Fentanyl shows.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be deadly even in very small amounts, and other drugs, including heroin, meth and marijuana, can be laced with the dangerous drug. Mexico and China are the primary sources for the flow of fentanyl into the United States, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Comparatively, between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 15, 2021, there were more than 53,000 COVID-19 deaths among those between the ages of 18 and 49, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“This is a national emergency. America’s young adults — thousands of unsuspecting Americans — are being poisoned,” James Rauh, founder of Families Against Fentanyl, said in a statement. “It is widely known that illicit fentanyl is driving the massive spike in drug-related deaths. A new approach to this catastrophe is needed.”

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4 thoughts on “Fentanyl overdoses become No. 1 cause of death among US adults, ages 18-45: ‘A national emergency’”

  1. Well i suppose another nation emergency to add to the list.

    Border
    Climate (tornadoes, hurricanes, drought, sea level, rain, snow, earthquakes)
    Wildfires
    Infrastructure
    Sickness
    Chemical usage
    Energy
    Inflation
    Jobs
    Taxes
    Politics (term limits work at the local levels…maybe Comgress)

    This all didnt happen overnight, yet the lame stream will say otherwise.

    I suppose that war on drugs was mission accomplished. Sheesh.

    Wheres the BEEF?

  2. Hey Brandon where is a mandate for people to stop using fentnayl maybe come up with a vaccine that will keep you from dying from it

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