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More people died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2021 than meth, cocaine or heroin

By WSBTV.com News Staff

ATLANTA — Fentanyl is killing tens of thousands more Americans than any other drug and it’s not even close, according to a new report.

New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show just how much drug overdose deaths are rising across the country.

In 2021, Fentanyl killed 69,943 people across the country, according to the new data.