U.S. Sentencing Commission Reports on Overdoses in Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes 

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Today the U.S. Sentencing Commission released a new study of Overdoses in Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes covering a five-year period from fiscal year 2019 to 2023. Key takeaways from the Commission’s report:

Prevalence and Outcomes

  • Overdoses were involved in less than 2% of the federal drug trafficking cases studied but their prevalence increased by 44% from fiscal years 2019 to 2023.
  • Fentanyl and its analogues were involved in 80% of the overdose cases studied.
  • Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the victims in this study suffered a fatal overdose.

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