Fentanyl overdose deaths surged 279% since 2016 while heroin deaths fell: CDC

The rate of drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl in the U.S. has skyrocketed over the last five years, new federal data reveals.

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"We are always hoping we won't see a rise in fentanyl deaths, but this really highlights that this is continuing to be the public health problem," Merianne Spencer, a co-author of the report and a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told ABC News. "And it's primarily folks who are struggling with addiction to multiple substances, so oftentimes, folks who are using not only fentanyl, but fentanyl plus cocaine or fentanyl plus methamphetamine," she said.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System

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