fentanyl
In 2021, more than 70,000 Americans died from a fentanyl overdose. The number was close to 58,000 in 2020.
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for American adults.
With a population of about 10 million, L.A. County saw at least 1,571 fentanyl-related deaths in 2021, that we know of.
To compare, in the United Kingdom, which has a population of 69 million, only 58 people died from fentanyl poisoning in 2021.
Most fentanyl deaths are accidental overdoses. A few are suicides. There are also natural deaths that were hastened by the decedents’ previous use of fentanyl.
- DME::: 97-Year-Old Woman Died From Fentanyl
- Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Died From Fentanyl in June
- One-Year-Old Boy Died From Fentanyl in February
- One-Year-Old Boy Died From Fentanyl in May
- Josiah James, 3, Died From Fentanyl in July (NEW)
- Jestine James, 3, Died From Fentanyl in July (NEW)
- Bryce Jacquet, 22, Died From Protonitazene in April
Protonitazene was first detected in the United States only in May 2021. It is about three times more potent than fentanyl.
