Drug overdoses were higher among the homeless community’s white population and among males, the report revealed. Those with the highest overdose rates in 2020 and 2021 were in their 50s or 60s.

Both defendants also admitted to selling fentanyl-laced pills to two other victims, both of whom suffered fatal drug overdoses after they received the pills from the defendants.

The National Institute of Drug Abuse said the synthetic opioid has been the leading cause of U.S. drug overdoses since 2016.

(Drug Enforcement Agency) Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined by 3 percent in 2023, from 111,029 deaths in 2022 to 107,543 in 2023, marking the first annual decrease since 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In West Virginia, the rate dropped 40 percent, but the state still leads the country in unintentional drug overdose deaths per capita, according to CDC data.

on all efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths, save lives, and make our communities safer."

Illicit fentanyl can be mixed into other drugs or pressed into counterfeit pills, leaving users unaware of its presence. CDC data show 47,735 U.S. overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl in 2024, down from 72,776 in 2023.

It's entirely predictable that if you put active drug users in isolated rooms with no treatment and no supervision, you will experience an increase in addiction and overdose deaths.

“In Maryland, 19% of all drug overdose deaths involved xylazine; in Pennsylvania, 26% of all 2020 drug overdose deaths involved xylazine—up from 2% in 2015,” the FPD reported.

Under that approach, homeless and substance abuse services focus on “meeting people where they are,” by offering smoking pipes, needles, supervised drug use, overdose medication, and other tools to prevent drug overdoses and the spread of deadly diseases

“Washington is now known for its homicides, rapes, drug overdoses, violence, theft, and homelessness,” Ogles said in a statement criticizing the city’s leadership.

It is a significant contributor to drug overdoses in the United States. Due to its potency, even small amounts of the drug can cause an overdose.

Melanie's friend had overdose symptoms, but survived.

The number of drug overdoses recorded in British jails has risen, the prisons minister has revealed. Almost 2,400 incidents of prisoners overdosing on illicit or prescription substances were recorded in 2022—up from 2,273 the year prior.

"Illegal drug trafficking is a huge problem with heartbreaking human costs. Over 100,000 Americans die each year from drug overdoses, the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45," Yansura said in a statement.

"The deaths appear to involve either involuntary drugging overdose or are suspected homicides," the advisory states.

"It means Mexican drug cartels operating in our communities. It means people dying of fentanyl." Fentanyl deaths regularly make up about 70 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the United States.

In that year, 639 illicit drug overdose deaths were reported in the province, according to government data.

Authorities who are investigating the death of Prince are looking into whether he died of an overdose.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that about 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022.

The July 11 report describes easier access to non-prescription safer supply drugs as an essential part of addressing the growing problem of drug poisonings and overdose deaths.

The recent surge in overdoses in the city comes on the heels of an even larger spike last November.   Chief Bowker said it was suspected in November that drugs were being laced with GHB, also known as the date rape drug.

B.C. and Ontario also reported a slight decline in drug overdose deaths in recent months. In June 2024, a total of 185 drug toxicity deaths were recorded in B.C., down from 203 in the same month last year, according to data from the B.C.

Poilievre has rejected critics who want him to pivot the campaign to focus more on Trump, telling reporters on March 31 that he would continue talking about issues like drug overdoses, increased food bank use, and the housing crisis.

Photos of drug overdose victims line a chain-link fence at the Laguna Niguel Skate Park on International Overdose Awareness Day in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2020.

“We need to do more to support a journey into treatment and recovery, to keep communities safe and to address the tragic impact substance abuse, drug overdoses and opioid related deaths have in our communities,” she said.

overdoses.