The rise started slow – climbing slightly from 1,600 deaths in 2011 to 1,900 in 2013 – before doubling every year. In 2016, 18,335 people were killed by the drug, new CDC data show.
The horrific CDC graph that shows how US fentanyl deaths have soared more than 1,000% in six years
- In 2011, 1,600 Americans were killed by fentanyl. In 2016, 18,335 were
- Men are the hardest hit, dying at triple the rate of women
- Death rates from fentanyl are rising fastest among 25-34-year-olds
- White people are currently the hardest-hit, but death rates are rising fastest among black and Hispanic Americans
Deaths caused by the synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 11-fold between 2011 and 2016, new CDC data reveal.
The rise started slow – climbing slightly from 1,600 deaths in 2011 to 1,900 in 2013 – before doubling every year.
In 2016, 18,335 people were killed by the drug, which is up to 100 times stronger than heroin.
The new CDC report, published today, reveal men are hardest hit, dying at triple the rate of women.
In recent years, rates have risen sharpest among Hispanic and black Americans, and particularly among young people aged 25 to 34. ….more here