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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Teen fentanyl overdose deaths tripled in last three years, study finds

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Teen overdose deaths in the US involving fentanyl have more than tripled in the last three years, according to a new study. That’s even though overall teen drug use remains at historic lows.

There were 253 fentanyl-related overdose deaths in 2019, according to the study from UCLA and Harvard researchers, published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That figured jumped to 884 in 2021.

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