Many stimulant overdoses also involve opioids. Between 2012 and 2020, stimulant overdose deaths increased dramatically, and the number involving opioids rose even faster. Fentanyl is a major concern, as it's being added to cocaine and other stimulants, making them more potent and dangerous. Many people don't know their drugs are laced with fentanyl, which increases the risk of overdose (NICHM, 2024).The 60 Minutes segment posted below highlights the devastating impact of the fentanyl crisis, which claims around 70,000 American lives annually. Parents Mike O'Kelly and Angela King share the tragic story of their son, Jack, who unknowingly ingested fentanyl-laced drugs, underscoring the dangers of counterfeit pills and the difficulty of reversing fentanyl overdoses even with Narcan.

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