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Picture of a U.S. penny next to milligrams of fentanyl, which is a fatal dose for most drug users. DEA

Drug Deaths Soar, Prompting New Crackdowns and Funding

Nationwide, there has been a 31% increase in overdose deaths during the pandemic compared with the year before, fueled largely by the presence of the potent opioid fentanyl in heroin, methamphetamines and other illicit drugs.