The problem has only grown worse during the pandemic
from overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021, marking the first time that number has reached six digits, with fentanyl accounting for 64% of drug deaths.
A synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, fentanyl has become increasingly more prevalent over the past few years with more and more dealers cutting methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and even in some cases marijuana with the drug often times unbeknownst to the buyers. As a result, fentanyl is becoming even more common in areas of the country where it hadn't been previously seen.
The surge has begun to have a disproportionate effect on the Black population. According to the medical director of Opioid Policy Research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management,
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