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U.S. Attorney: 'The number of fentanyl seizures and fentanyl-related deaths in our district are unprecedented'
Overdose deaths in Arizona and across the U.S. have increased dramatically in the last two years. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that there were 107,622 overdose deaths in 2021.
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Rubio as opioid crisis worsens: 'Cartels increasingly target children and young people'
U.S. border officials and analysts are saying that the crisis at the southern border of the United States continues to be driven by the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, fueling an opioid crisis whose death toll is still climbing.
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Mexican cartels exploit open border for drug trafficking, Arizona opioid deaths rise 55% from 2019 to 2021
Last year's fentanyl death rate has caused the country's opioid problem to become an urgent crisis.
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Biden promotes open border policies as drug-related deaths and violence surge in Arizona, 'cartels ... traffic illegal drugs'
Drug addiction and crime are on the rise throughout the United States and Arizona is no exception.