fentanyl

Most of those deaths are from opioids, more specifically, fentanyl.

There have been nearly 50 overdoses since this year began, more than half in the past two weeks.

Drug overdoses have increased in Broome County this week, with seven reported overdoses in one day.

The traffickers were caught with 11.9 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill nearly 6 million people, by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's standard.

Over the last three months, a report from District Attorney Steve Cornwell finds there were nine overdose deaths in Broome County.

Overdose deaths led to State of Emergency in Broome earlier this year.

"Basically, if you overdose on fentanyl, you’re probably not gonna get revived even if someone tries to. It’s a death sentence. It’s very concerning."

Fentanyl is responsible for an uptick in drug overdoses and deaths in recent years.

Shannon Monnat, professor of public health at Syracuse University, says the national emergency is an example of how current policies don't help.