| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Fentanyl
USA. THE SILENT EPIDEMIC - FENTANYL AND OLDER AMERICANS
USA. THE SILENT EPIDEMIC - FENTANYL AND OLDER AMERICANS
Findings
Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have devastated communities all over the United States, fueling the worst drug crisis in American history.
While fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, older Americans are increasingly confronting surging overdose rates as well.
Among Americans 65 and older, overdose deaths quadrupled across the last two decades, and there’s increasing evidence that synthetic drugs like fentanyl are adding to these fatalities. (U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGING, Dezember 2023)
https://permanent.fdlp.gov/gpo221040/Fentanyl-and-Older-Americans-Report-.pdf