A significant number of deaths among American adults are now being accounted for by fentanyl, with deaths among children increasing by more than 1,400 percent since 2015, according to a national advocacy group.
Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), the organization that compiled the data, said in a Jan. 12 statement that fentanyl deaths in children are rising faster than any other age group.
“These disturbing new findings should serve as a wake-up call to our nation’s leaders,” said FAF founder Jim Rauh.
FAF also said that that deaths among Americans in the age group of 25 to 44 made up 53.2 percent of all fentanyl deaths in America in 2021, and fentanyl poisoning was found to be a more likely cause of death among Americans aged 35 to 44 than any other 10-year age group….