fentanyl

In 2021, more than 70,000 Americans died from a fentanyl overdose. The number was close to 58,000 in 2020.

Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for American adults.

With a population of about 10 million, L.A. County saw at least 1,571 fentanyl-related deaths in 2021, that we know of.

To compare, in the United Kingdom, which has a population of 69 million, only 58 people died from fentanyl poisoning in 2021.

L.A. County’s numbers for 2022 are still incomplete.

LA fentanyl deaths figures

Most fentanyl deaths are accidental overdoses. A few are suicides. There are also natural deaths that were hastened by the decedents’ previous use of fentanyl.

September 19, 2023

fentanyl

(L.A.) Eduardo De Marcos, 58, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Fabian Johnson, 29, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Morgan De Vinck, 30, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Louis Mercado, 32, Died from Overdosing

(L.A.) William Guzman, 46, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Lydia Alvarez, 58, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Seth Garvey, 26, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Louis Chavez, 27, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Israel Peña, 42, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Eric Herrera, 46, Died from Drugs

(L.A.) Lisa McNeil, 59, Died at a Residence

(L.A.) Olivia Curran, 30, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Vladimir Molina, 36, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Dan Hernandez, 31, Died from Overdosing

(L.A.) Marquis Anderson, 33, Died at a Bus Stop

(L.A.) Kevin Johnson, 65, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Briana Atkins, 27, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Rafael Interiano, 57, Died at a Residence

(L.A.) Rodrigo Manrique Montenegro, 36, Died in a Tent

(L.A.) Jorge Lopez Orellana, 34, Died in a Vacant Lot

(L.A.) Freddy Duran Jr., 56, Died in a Shed

(L.A.) Christopher Johnson, 42, Died from Fentanyl

(L.A.) Alexander Rivas, 39, Died in a Motel

(L.A.) Elisa Villarreal, 47, Died in a Hospital

(L.A.) Jeffery Burks, 62, Died from Fentanyl