Fentanyl Fatalities in Perspective

TOPLINE POINTS

• The amount of fentanyl seized at the southern border in FY22 was 14.7k lbs., enough to kill 3.3 billion people, or every American ten times over.
• At least 71,238 Americans died from fentanyl in 2021.
• From 2020 to 2021, there was a 23% increase in deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily made up of fentanyl).

50 TIMES STRONGER THAN HEROIN FOUND IN ALL 50 STATES