see url:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/22/989833102/overdose-deaths-surged-in-pandemic-as-more-drugs-were-laced-with-fentanyl
see full report...The Sackler family made loadsamoney out of promoting,
advertising and marketing and selling opioids via chemists and doctors;
and denied liability for years after they knew what a terrible drug it
was causing addiction in such a short period of time, and eventual death
amongst the population. Poor regulatory control and cover ups abound
all for the sake of making a buck...Let us hope that there is more
understanding from the white community now that much more of them are
suffering the effects of it, than there was for the black and ethnic
minorities, who were put in prison for a long time for taking it...
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Researchers gathered for a conference on addiction this week received a
grim update on the growing spread of street drugs laced with deadly
synthetic opioids including fentanyl.
The trend contributed to a stark rise in overdoses that left more than
90,000 Americans dead during the 12-month period ending in September
2020, according to the latest data.
"We've seen a very significant rise in mortality," said Dr. Nora Volkow,
head of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, who spoke Thursday as part
of an on-line gathering of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Volkow said people are often consuming fentanyl "unbeknownst to them,"
resulting in a spike in overdose deaths.
According to preliminary figures released earlier this month by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, synthetic opioid fatalities
rose by an unprecedented 55% during the twelve months ending in
September 2020.
(The CDC says overdose death data is reported after a roughly six-month
lag because of the challenges of collecting accurate information from
jurisdictions around the country.)
Deaths from methamphetamines and other stimulants also surged by roughly
46%, an increase Volkow said is linked to fentanyl contamination.
"It's rare to find people who only overdose on cocaine or who only
overdose on methamphetamines," she said. "Fentanyl is being used to lace
the illicit drug market because it's very profitable."
In all more than 90,000 Americans died from overdoses in the latest
12-month period for which preliminary data is available. That compares
to roughly 70,000 drug deaths during the same period a year earlier.
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