yes this is huge
if you havent lost a loved one to this, count your blessings
i know/knew one who died from fentanyl and have seen 1st hand how this has affected a very close person in my life. 4 1/2 years later and still grieving. takes time they say. i just wish for this person to get her life back on track and move on.
i have read up on the effect fentanyl does to a person. it hits instantly and anyone around a person dying from it would not even realize that person is in danger of losing his/her life. and at that point survival is minimum
so again THIS IS HUGE
About 773 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders in August 2026. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used medically as a pain reliever but is also trafficked illegally due to its potency. In 2024, the latest data available, fentanyl was involved in 60% of fatal accidental drug overdoses in the US
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Fentanyl is part of a class of drugs referred to as opioids. While medical professionals prescribe synthetic opioids like oxycontin and fentanyl for pain relief, this drug class also includes illegal substances such as heroin. According to the DEA, fentanyl is roughly 50 times more potent than heroin and just 2 milligrams can cause a fatal overdose in the average American.
The drug overdose death rate increased in 19 of the last 25 years. The overdose death rate increased 7% since 2019 and increased 57% since 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies drug overdose deaths according to their intent: unintentional, suicide, or homicide. About 92% of all overdose deaths were unintentional, followed by suicidal overdoses at 6%.
San Diego fentanyl bust: Enough seized to kill city 3 times over
New York. The DEA New York Division confiscated 4.2 million fentanyl pills and over 500 kilograms of fentanyl powder
Arizona. The DEA Phoenix Field Division seized over 3 million fentanyl pills and 45 kilograms of fentanyl powder
the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl during one traffic stop in Mission.16
New Mexico. the El Paso Division (which covers West Texas and the whole state of New Mexico) seized 2,886,783 pills and 261.5 pounds of fentanyl, enough doses to kill the entire state of New Mexico and the 17 counties of West Texas within the El Paso division.17
