Fentanyl Killing Americans at Unprecedented Rate, DEA Says

Fentanyl Killing Americans at Unprecedented Rate, DEA Says
A homeless man, 24, smokes fentanyl in Seattle, Wash., on March 12, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has warned of a surge in mass overdose events involving fentanyl, a highly addictive and deadly drug, across the United States, stating that the drug is killing Americans at an “unprecedented” rate.

Mass overdose events are described by the DEA as those involving three or more overdoses occurring within the same location and within a close period of time.

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