In the U.S., there's a severe opioid crisis with over 83,000 opioid-related overdose deaths per year, more than 90% of which involve fentanyl. This same issue is happening here in California:
- More than 7,000 people died from opioid overdose in 2022
- 87% of those deaths involved fentanyl
- More than 21,000 emergency room visits were related to opioid overdoses