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Fentanyl is involved in at least 75% of adolescent overdose deaths in the United States, often mixed with other drugs.
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Adolescent overdose mortality rates doubled from 2019 to 2020 and have remained high, making overdoses the third leading cause of death among US youth.
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In 2023, an average of 21 high school-aged youth in the US died of an overdose each week, equivalent to a typical high school classroom.
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The study provides the first nationally representative estimates of perceived risk of fentanyl use among US 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students.
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Demographic variables analyzed include sex, race and ethnicity, parent educational level, and population density to assess awareness of fentanyl risks.
