Drug overdose deaths in the United States surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, and preliminary data suggests that 2022 was the deadliest year yet.
Much of the trend can be attributed to the steep rise of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is now involved in nearly two-thirds of all overdose deaths in the US. But data suggests that there are other underlying factors driving up overdose deaths. Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine, a highly addictive psychostimulant, are rising at an even faster pace than those involving fentanyl, for example.
But cocaine remained the second most common drug identified in overdose deaths among those 55 and older and the Black population overall – in a much closer second place. According to the CDC data, the age-adjusted rate of deaths involving fentanyl is more than twice as high as it is for any other drug in the US population overall. But among the Black population, the gap is much smaller: The death rate from cocaine is only about 34% lower than it is for fentanyl.
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