Senate report sounds alarm on surge in fentanyl deaths among older Americans: ‘Silent epidemic’
Fox News
A new report is warning about the "silent epidemic" of overdose deaths, including from fentanyl, among older Americans – an overlooked part of the opioid crisis.
"Among Americans 65 and older, overdose deaths quadrupled across the last two decades, and there’s increasing evidence that synthetic drugs like fentanyl are adding to these fatalities," the report says. Fentanyl and Older Americans by Fox News on Scribd Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.
The report cites statistics showing that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids increased by 53% in a single year. Over 79,000 Americans 55 and older died from an opioid overdose between 1999 and 2019, with the rate of overdose deaths increasing from 3 per 100,000 in 2002 to 12 per 100,000 in 2021.
Rock and roll legend Kid Rock left HBO host Bill Maher momentarily stunned after sharing his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX on Friday.
Scams cost Americans an estimated $159 billion every year and average about $3,500 in losses per victim. The CyberGuy has advice to protect yourself.
Columnist David Marcus writes that, with the show turning 50, Saturday Night Live's braintrust ought to rethink how they traded humor for politics and lost their audience.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to hold a security meeting at 12 p.m. eastern, President Trump's deadline for Hamas to release the remaining hostages.
A young British woman, age 23, was given just a 5% chance of survival after a life-threatening skiing accident — and shared the story of her “miracle" recovery.
DOGE terminated employment for 3,600 probationary Health and Human Services employees in cuts are estimated to save about $600 million in taxpayer dollars annually.
Republicans slammed Democratic claims that DOGE's actions were potentially threatening to national security.
Social media posts showed a framed front page 2023 mugshot of President Trump near the Oval Office in the White House.
Planned Parenthood seemed to scrub all content from its Instagram shortly after HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s swearing in without an explanation. Some believe the organization fears DOGE cuts.
Sen. Jim Justice slams Democrats' response to DOGE, Elon Musk
New York City mayor Eric Adams plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it revoked $80 million in funding for migrant shelters.
After the Democratic Party's setbacks to Trump and Republicans in the 2024 elections, a new national poll indicates Democrats increasingly want their party to move toward the center.
Suzanne Simpson vanished over four months ago, and her husband, charged with her murder, appeared in Texas court, where attorneys discussed evidence in the case.