Jan. 13, 2023 – Fentanyl, an opioid 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, was detected in 80% of drug overdose deaths in 2021, health officials said. It was also the most common substance involved in such deaths in the city for the fifth consecutive year. Much of the fentanyl making its way into the United States comes from Mexico with chemicals sourced from China, border officials have said. Across the five boroughs, the Bronx had the highest rates of overdose death in 2021. Residents in the neighborhoods of Hunts Point-Mott Haven, Crotona-Tremont, and Highbridge-Morrisania was the highest overdose death rates citywide.
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