According to CNN's report on May 11 local time, according to an interim data report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of deaths from drug overdoses in the United States reached an all-time high in 2021**
The report shows that nearly 108000 people died of drug overdose in the United States in 2021, of which about two-thirds of the deaths involved fentanyl or other synthetic opioids. According to the data of the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, although the number of deaths caused by drug overdose in the United States has been rising for many years, during the COVID-19, the number of deaths caused by drug overdose in 2021 was nearly 50% higher than that in 2019.
Medical experts said that fentanyl and other synthetic opioids began to penetrate the drug market a few years ago, and the COVID-19 may aggravate the use of such drugs, which should be paid attention to by the medical system.