Deaths of unhoused Angelenos increased nearly 300% in 10 years

Drugs have become more common as the primary cause of death in the last decade. Fentanyl was among the primary causes of death for a third of all deaths in 2023.

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all other causes

non-fentanyl drugs

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fentanyl

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2014

2023

non-fentanyl drugs

all other causes

fentanyl

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2023

2014

non-fentanyl drugs

all other causes

fentanyl

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2023

2014

non-fentanyl drugs

all other causes

fentanyl

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2023

2014

fentanyl

non-fentanyl drugs

all other causes

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2023

2014

Guardian analysis of LA county medical examiner data