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Overdose Nation.

September 16, 2023 Glen Turpening

Americans are overdosing on fentanyl at rates never seen before. (Washington Post)

Today, the opioid crisis has morphed into an even deadlier phase marked by the use of synthetic fentanyl made with precursor chemicals from China, manufactured by drug cartels in Mexico — and smuggled into the United States to devastating effect. A Post investigation published in December found that illegal fentanyl has become the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. Fatal overdoses from fentanyl surged 94 percent from 2019 to 2021, and the drug now claims more lives in the United States than car accidents, gun violence or suicides.

By Steven Rich and David Ovalle, 'Washington Post'

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