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Fentanyl Deaths Among Young Children Rising at Alarming Rate: Advocacy Group

Fentanyl Deaths Among Young Children Rising at Alarming Rate: Advocacy Group
Some of the approximately 1 million fake pills containing fentanyl that were seized when agents served a search warrant at a home in Inglewood, Calif., on July 5, 2022. Drug Enforcement Administration via AP
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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2/2/2023|Updated: 2/2/2023
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A significant number of deaths among American adults are now being accounted for by fentanyl, with deaths among children increasing by more than 1,400 percent since 2015, according to a national advocacy group.

Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), the organization that compiled the data, said in a Jan. 12 statement that fentanyl deaths in children are rising faster than any other age group.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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