FACING FENTANYL NEWS

Today, Aug. 21, 2024 is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. For the first time in our nation’s history, over 300,000 Americans have died of drug overdose and fentanyl poisoning in just a few years, from 2020 to the present. Fentanyl deaths are projected to increase in the years ahead. Children under 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning faster than any other age group. Fentanyl continues to be the number one killer of adults 18-45. Fentanyl-related deaths occur approximately every five minutes, and DEA reports that at least 7 in 10 counterfeit pills are deadly. Tracking of deaths and poisonings has been insufficient, and we believe the available data is lower than this crisis’s actuality. Illicit fentanyl is devastating every socioeconomic class. If you think illicit fentanyl can’t impact your family, we urge you to reconsider.