FENTANYL & THE DRUG OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Overview of the Drug Overdose Epidemic Drug overdoses are leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S. There is such a high number of overdoses, the CDC has labeled it an EPIDEMIC. Native Communities are being effected by this epidemic more than other communities. The number of deaths from drug overdose is continuing to rise.
39% In 2020, the number of drug overdose deaths increased 39% for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN ) people
152% In Oklahoma, 136 people died from fentanyl-related overdose deaths. This was an almost 152% increase from 2019
36/10,000 Thirty-six per 10,000 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people died from a fatal overdose.
2 TIMES
Overdose death rates for AI/AN women 25–44 years of age were nearly two times that of White women 25–44 years of age.