Authorities in New York seized record-breaking amounts of fentanyl powder and fake prescription pills laced with the potent opioid in 2022, according to two drug enforcement agencies
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division seized 1.9 million fentanyl-laced pills and 1,958 pounds of fentanyl across the state last year, marking a 152% increase from 2021, the agency said in a joint release with New York City’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
Deaths involving synthetic opioids such as fentanyl increased by 22% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, and in 2022, there were about 181,806 nonfatal opioid overdoses recorded in the US. “We know that there are significantly more nonfatal overdoses than fatal ones,” Director of National Drug Control Policy Dr. Rahul Gupta said last month.
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