Excerpt: “Overdoses were involved in less than 2% of the federal drug trafficking cases studied but their prevalence increased by 44% from fiscal years 2019 to 2023.Fentanyl and its analogues were involved in 80% of the overdose cases studied. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the victims in this study suffered a fatal overdose. Most individuals in the study who sold drugs, as well as those who overdosed, were unaware of the exact substances involved in the transaction.
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- 79% of victims who overdosed on fentanyl did not know they were taking it.
- 92% of victims who overdosed on a fentanyl analogue were similarly unaware.
- 5% of sentenced individuals knowingly misrepresented the drugs they sold.”
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