“We must be clear and concise about the seriousness of this and we must be clear-eyed as a nation about what is happening,” she said.
About 109,000 people died in the U.S. from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in February, according to the latest federal data.
Administration officials say while the toll remains far too high, the rate of overdoses flattened during 2022 and 2023 after steady increases from 2019 to 2021.and methamphetamine, which are typically combined with drugs such as cocaine and heroin.-laced counterfeit pills. They say too many parents don’t know about the problem, as their children find ways to obtain pills online.
Officials are also worried about the rise in xylazine, or “tranq,” which is a non-opioid sedative that users sometimes mix withDr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, formally declared xylazine an “emerging threat” earlier this year, hoping to accelerate efforts to track the problem and develop therapies.
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