A New York Times analysis said, “In the 12-month period that ended in April, more than 100,000 Americans, a record number, died from overdoses, according to preliminary data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” The bulk of the fatalities were connected “to synthetic opioids like fentanyl,” which “is spliced into party drugs where it can be consumed unwittingly, as it was by six people killed by a single batch of laced cocaine on Long Island this summer.” The Times added, “The spread of fentanyl has been stealthy, steady and deadly, according to interviews with nine people involved in the sale of illegal drugs in New York, where much of the country’s fentanyl enters the street market, as well as law enforcement and addiction experts.”
The High Times reported that National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Volkow said, “These are numbers we have never seen before.” She “noted that a majority of the deaths occurred among people aged 25 to 55.” Dr. Volkow said, “They leave behind friends, family, and children if they have children, so there are a lot of downstream consequences. … This is a major challenge to our society.”
Also reporting covering the story were Forbes, InfoWars, and Pain News Network.
From the news release of the American Association for Justice.
