DEA Hosts National Family Summit on Fentanyl Amid Decline in Overdose Deaths
Press release from the DEA:
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration hosted the third annual National Family Summit on Fentanyl on November 14 and 15. For the past three years, DEA has invited families who have lost a loved one to a fentanyl drug poisoning or overdose to gather in the nation’s capital and explore ways to work with DEA to combat the fentanyl crisis.
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram provided the more than 120 families in attendance an update on DEA’s progress in the fight to save lives. For the first time since 2018, the United States has seen a decrease in drug overdose deaths. According to the CDC, the U.S. saw a 14.5% decrease in overdose deaths from June 2023 through June 2024. Also, for first time since 2021, DEA has seen a decrease in the potency of fentanyl pills. The latest DEA laboratory testing indicates 5 out of 10 pills tested in 2024 contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is down from 7 out of 10 pills in 2023 and 6 out of 10 pills in 2022.
“Decreases in drug related deaths and the lethality of pills equals lives saved. The 14.5% decrease in poisonings and overdose deaths translates to more than 14,000 American lives saved. The cartels have reduced the amount of fentanyl they put into pills because of the pressure we are putting on them. Much work remains, and one death is too many, but today we can find some comfort in the fact that the work we are all doing together – to enforce our laws; to educate Americans on the dangers of fentanyl; to increase access to Naloxone and MOUD – is saving lives. We are making progress and much of that is due to the efforts made by families to educate the public and other families on the dangers of fentanyl,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “Many factors have contributed to this decrease, and it is important we recognize the work of our public safety, public health and community partners who have made it their mission to fight fentanyl and save lives. Our work is far from over and DEA remains focused on destroying the criminal networks – the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels – responsible for poisoning Americans.”
The 2024 National Family Summit on Fentanyl was a two-day event that provided families with the opportunity to attend workshops and take part in a dedication ceremony for the Faces of Fentanyl exhibit’s new interactive kiosk. The Faces of Fentanyl exhibit debuted in 2022 after Administrator Anne Milgram invited families to share photos to remember the lives lost to fentanyl. Since then, DEA has received more than 6,100 photographs that today line the walls of DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The exhibit is part of the DEA Museum and is open to the public. The interactive kiosk will provide additional capacity and include information about the threats of illicit fentanyl and fake pills.
DEA also announced the formation of the Together for Families (TFF) Network. TFF will build upon the work of DEA’s national and regional Family Summits by creating a network of national and community-based organizations that will sustain efforts year-round to prevent or respond to drug misuse; help connect people to treatment; support recovery efforts; and provide resources for families impacted by a drug poisoning or overdose. Information about TFF and its members is available at www.dea.gov/
togetherforfamilies. Administrator Milgram’s opening remarks to guests of the 2024 National Family Summits on Fentanyl can be found at www.dea.gov/documents/2024/
2024-11/2024-11-14/welcome- remarks-2024-dea-national- family-summit-fentanyl. The physical Faces of Fentanyl exhibit will remain open to the public at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please check www.deamuseum.org prior to visiting to ensure the museum is operating as normal.
For resources to help parents talk to their kids about the dangers of drug use, please visit the Get Smart About Drugs website.
If you or someone you know needs help with substance use or mental health disorders, please visit DEA’s Recovery Resources page for list of resources.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration hosted the third annual National Family Summit on Fentanyl on November 14 and 15. For the past three years, DEA has invited families who have lost a loved one to a fentanyl drug poisoning or overdose to gather in the nation’s capital and explore ways to work with DEA to combat the fentanyl crisis.
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This is written proof that our government thinks it’s citizens are morons. Overdoses are higher than ever. What a joke
Oopsie.
You forgot to provide any evidence to support your claim.
What I found disagrees with you: “Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2023—a decrease of 3% from the 111,029 deaths estimated in 2022.” https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2024/20240515.htm
Looking forward to seeing the data you used.
FEDBOT could build a religion upon “provisional.”
Overdoses and overdose deaths aren’t the same. Narcan lets many junkies overdose multiple times.
It’s handed out like candy for “free” (tax money). Cui bono?
Drive down any street in eureka
Anecdotal vs. empirical
What’s already been said OD deaths are not the same as ODs that are not fatal. The change in that number means that more people are being saved from a likely death. Narcan is standard issue for a lot of first responders. It’s also given out to folks free of charge. Yes it will save a life. No it does not fix the underlying addictions. What’s not fun at all? Those that have to deal with what goes on until the EMTs show up. Do some just go right back to feeding the addictions? Yes. Seen that first hand too. Only an addict can remove that from their lives. We can lock them up for 10 years, and they can go right back to it. Real change comes from within, but doesn’t happen at all if they’re dead. Which do you prefer?
So, CIA chemists are putting less Fentanyl in the pills?…. OK…..!!!!
No body can afford even fentanyl these days
The dea has nothing to do with any “reduction” in drug related deaths. Statistics can be made to do whatever you want them to. Shut down the dea. Biggest waste of money in government. (Open to debate, pentagon could give them a run for their money)
Shutting down the DEA because you’re having a fit over it (did you get busted before?) will also shut down the FDA and you can say goodbye to safe prescription and OTC drugs, vitamins, supplements and all that. That’s the E part in DEA. But if you want mercury, lead and thalidomide in your drug cocktail or Fruit Loops that’s on you.
It’s already there. Fda allows over 14,000 additives to our food. EU 410. The dea let’s drug companies police themselves. Let’s try it my way for awhile instead of being a mouthpiece for various federal agencies that do little to nothing.
BigChem, BigAg, BigMed collusion
Well yeah because that’s their job. Don’t like it, then just eat organic and grow your own. You have your methods of doing things, I have mine. Deal with it.
“All pie is good pie”. All deaths are good deaths.
Deaths are down. Well duh it’s because all the addicts are dropping like flies. You don’t recover if your dead. Stating the obvious they can’t figure that out? 107k died from an OD death in 2023
The DEA put this out, like they solved a problem. They are the authority and fixed it?
IRS
FDA
DEA
FBI
NSA
CIA
ATF
HHS
DOE
all of these groups need to be gutted. This will be Trumps team doing the gutting. Under obama they went after conservative and Republicans and then Trump.
I am at the point of legalize it all. It’s not a big secret that fentynol is deadly. Anyone who wants it will take it so all we are doing is making the cartels rich. This is a complete 180 from what I used to believe. If someone wants to get high let them but don’t ask tax payers to pay for your addiction and lifestyle choices with tax dollars. No more free needles no more safe shootup places and no more disability for drug addiction.
Is that why in Oregon ,the first in the country ended their experiment with decriminalization and once again it is illegal to possess small amounts of hard drugs?