Deaths In 2024 Counterfeit

Deaths In 2024 Counterfeit. The drug was found in nearly all overdose deaths that contained. In the latest study, about two out of five overdose deaths were caused by illicitly manufactured fentanyl.

Teens are most at risk for taking dangerous counterfeit pills made to resemble xanax, adderall, or oxycontin. In 2021, illicit fentanyl was the sole drug involved in 41% of drug overdose deaths with evidence of counterfeit pill use, according to the centers for disease control and prevention.