Fentanyl Deaths Plunge 22% Thanks to Trump Admin Crackdown on Deadly Drug Crisis: Fox Exclusive

Jasmine Baehr : Aug 21, 2026
Fox News

[FoxNews.com] Fentanyl-linked deaths plunged 22% in a single year as the Trump White House credits its border crackdown, campaign against drug cartels and arrests of convicted fentanyl traffickers for helping drive down the deadly toll. Synthetic opioid deaths, which include fentanyl, fell from 48,913 in 2024 to 38,084 in 2025, according to CDC figures cited by the White House—a decline of more than 10,000 deaths. Total drug overdose deaths fell 14% during the same period, from 81,313 to 69,973. "President Donald Trump targeted cartels who were profiting off the death of Americans, secured our border to stop Fentanyl and other illicit drugs from flowing into our communities and jump-started ICE to arrest illegal alien fentanyl traffickers," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "These policies delivered a 22% decline in opioid deaths in a single year. Thanks to President Trump, America is finally winning the fight against fentanyl." ... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Image: Pexels)