Majority of Youth Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022 Were Driven by Fentanyl Alone
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
NEW YORK, May 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Majority of Youth Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022 Were Driven by Fentanyl Alone
F atal drug overdoses among youth aged 15 to 24 in the United States involving synthetic opioids alone--not mixed with other substances--soared by 168 percent over the five-year period from 2018 to 2022, a new . . .
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Majority of Youth Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022 Were Driven by Fentanyl Alone
F atal drug overdoses among youth aged 15 to 24 in the United States involving synthetic opioids alone--not mixed with other substances--soared by 168 percent over the five-year period from 2018 to 2022, a new . . .