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Fatalities tied to synthetic opioids and illegal fentanyl climbed 38.4 percent in the 12 months ending in May 2020, compared with the same period ending in May 2019, according to the CDC. The spike in overdose deaths tied to these substances was even steeper in several parts of the country, almost doubling in 10 Western states.
In addition, overdose deaths involving psychostimulants such as methamphetamine increased by 34.8 percent, exceeding the total number of fatalities involving cocaine. Overdose deaths from cocaine climbed 26.5 percent, likely due to combined use with illegally manufactured fentanyl or heroin, the CDC reports.
There are likely several reasons why drug overdose deaths have surged since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Alana Vivolo-Kantor, PhD, lead health scientist at the division of overdose prevention at the CDC in Atlanta. These include a larger supply of illegal drugs, reduced access to addiction and overdose tre ....

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