Comment Comment by refurb Most of the people dying of overdoses in the US died because of fentanyl.[1]From 1999-2018:Prescription opioid deaths went from 1 to 5 per 100,000.Heroin deaths went from 1 to 5 per 100,000.Deaths from fentanyl went from 0 to 10 per 100,000.So at peak, prescription opioid deaths were ~25% of all opioid overdoses. And most deaths had others drugs in their system.[1]https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html parent refurb 6 years ago
From 1999-2018:
Prescription opioid deaths went from 1 to 5 per 100,000.
Heroin deaths went from 1 to 5 per 100,000.
Deaths from fentanyl went from 0 to 10 per 100,000.
So at peak, prescription opioid deaths were ~25% of all opioid overdoses. And most deaths had others drugs in their system.
[1]https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html