top | item 42935563 (no title) coderc | 1 year ago 74,000 is the approximate number for just 2023. The number was even higher in 2022. It's not "just" 74,000 deaths. discuss order hn newest nomel|1 year ago ~180k from 2015-2022 [1]. If the fraction of fentanyl is similar for 2023 and 2024 [2], then the number would be over 300k (I don't see direct numbers for 2023 or 2024).[1] https://usafacts.org/articles/are-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-r...[2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/overdose-deaths-a...
nomel|1 year ago ~180k from 2015-2022 [1]. If the fraction of fentanyl is similar for 2023 and 2024 [2], then the number would be over 300k (I don't see direct numbers for 2023 or 2024).[1] https://usafacts.org/articles/are-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-r...[2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/overdose-deaths-a...
nomel|1 year ago
[1] https://usafacts.org/articles/are-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-r...
[2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/overdose-deaths-a...