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More Americans are dying from overdoses during the coronavirus epidemic than ever before, and one of the biggest threats is disguised as a safe tiny blue pill, according to a new Drug Enforcement Administration report released Tuesday. More than 83,000 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period ending in July of 2020  the highest amount of overdose fatalities ever recorded, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That s more than an 18% increase from the overdose death toll during the 12-month period ending July 2019. Fentanyl, a manmade opioid, remains a top killer, according to the DEA s annual National Drug Threat Assessment, and is sometimes dyed blue and stamped to look like the prescription pain pill oxycodone or OxyContin.

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