Manhattan Institute: New Issue Brief - Combatting Fentanyl, Meth, and Other Synthetic Drugs
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release:
In less than a decade, from 2015 to 2021, the number of overdose deaths caused solely by the two most historically lethal drugs--heroin and cocaine--dropped by more than half. That isolated statistic might suggest America's overdose crisis is finally abating. However, drug overdose deaths actually soared to over 100,000 per year, with synthetic fentanyl and its analogues now outcompeting heroin. . . .
In less than a decade, from 2015 to 2021, the number of overdose deaths caused solely by the two most historically lethal drugs--heroin and cocaine--dropped by more than half. That isolated statistic might suggest America's overdose crisis is finally abating. However, drug overdose deaths actually soared to over 100,000 per year, with synthetic fentanyl and its analogues now outcompeting heroin. . . .