The study’s sobering findings, which stated that the most common substance contributing to the poisoning deaths of children ages 5 and younger were opioids, underscore the extent of the opioid epidemic’s impact on children, according to the lead author
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Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has become the leading cause of overdose deaths in America, along with other synthetic opioids. The CDC reports that over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids. Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, joins LX to discuss the rise in fentanyl-related overdoses.
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