Missouri Child Fatality Report Reveals Tragic Fentanyl Poisoning Trend

Support for open border policy and pop culture resistance against police seem to be the foundations of some extremist progressives . . . 

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New information from Missouri reveals sad situations from a variety of different causes . . . However . . . We notice an uptick in youngster fatalities that could be the direct result of a poor choices by parents AND horrific policy decisions at the national level . . . 

Check the data . . .

The findings from 2022 were released this week in the annual Missouri Child Fatality Review Program report compiled by the Missouri Department of Social Services.

In total, about 1,000 children under the age of 18 died in Missouri last year. The program’s report covers data on 476 child fatalities in which the cause of death was unclear or suspicious, or due to injury, homicide or suicide.

A total of 241 children died from unintentional injuries in 2022, the highest number since 2002, the report found. Another 80 children were homicide victims, and 42 died by suicide.

More info on a tragic trend . . .

A total of 43 Missouri children died from unintentional poisonings in 2022, a jump from 20 the year prior and 15 in 2020.

The illicit opioid fentanyl, which has become the main driver of all drug overdose deaths nationwide, was a culprit.

Seventeen of those children were under the age of 5, and 10 of them died from ingesting fentanyl or fentanyl with other drugs. Twenty-four were teens, 21 of which involved fentanyl.

The overall number of fentanyl-related child deaths nearly doubled from last year, data shows.

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Missouri sees alarming rise in sleep-related deaths and fentanyl poisonings among kids

A total of 241 children died from unintentional injuries in 2022, the highest number since 2002, the Department of Social Services said.