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In 1999, the recorded deaths due to fentanyl were relatively low, at 730 fatalities. However, these numbers have surged at an alarming rate over the years. By 2006, the death count had more than doubled to 2,707. Though there was a slight decrease in 2007, numbers rebounded and steadily climbed, reaching 2,946 in 2009.","_key":"65d28f80b4102","_type":"span","marks":[]}],"_type":"block","style":"normal"},{"_key":"dbf79b26881d","markDefs":[],"children":[{"marks":[],"text":"","_key":"c2eae939d468","_type":"span"}],"_type":"block","style":"normal"},{"_type":"block","style":"h2","_key":"7df78e15279a","markDefs":[],"children":[{"marks":[],"text":"Mid-Decade Surge and Fentanyl Deaths 2022","_key":"063b6d690bf80","_type":"span"}]},{"_key":"ef80803e2a9f","markDefs":[],"children":[{"_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The real explosion in fentanyl fatalities began in the mid-2010s. By 2014, the death toll was 5,544, and by 2016 reached to 19,413. 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