The Washington State Department of Health released a new report saying that deadly drug-related overdoses rose more than 66% from 2019 to 2021 in the state. FOX13
rose more than 66% from 2019 to 2021 in the state.
According to the latest available data, drug-related overdose deaths surpassed 2,000 in 2021. That number is likely higher as these deaths are historically underreported, according to the"Overdose deaths are a public health emergency, and fentanyl is a major driver," Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, MD, MPH, Chief Science Officer, said. "What looks like a prescription oxycodone pill could be a counterfeit with more than enough fentanyl to kill.
last year reported that for the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
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