美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）数据显示：合成阿片类药物死亡人数从48913例降至38084例，药物过量总死亡人数下降14%
2026年8月21日 美国东部时间早上7:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
作者：贾斯敏·贝尔 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年8月21日 美国东部时间早上7:00
特朗普称赞 securing 南部边境，芬太尼死亡人数骤降
唐纳德·特朗普总统在与特雷丝·加拉格尔的独家专访中，重点提及芬太尼死亡人数以及经海路入境美国的非法毒品数量均大幅下降。特朗普称，边境安全措施已使海上毒品走私减少97%，挽救了数千人的生命。总统还质疑为何主流媒体未报道南部边境的这一积极进展。
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独家报道： 特朗普政府将功劳归于边境打击行动、对贩毒卡特尔的打击以及对已定罪芬太尼毒贩的逮捕，称这些举措推动死亡人数下降，使得与芬太尼相关的死亡人数在一年内暴跌22%。
据白宫援引美国疾控中心的数据，包括芬太尼在内的合成阿片类药物死亡人数从2024年的48913例降至2025年的38084例，减少了逾1万例死亡。同期药物过量总死亡人数下降14%，从81313例降至69973例。
特朗普政府将上述数据提供给福克斯新闻数字频道，以纪念周五的全国芬太尼预防与意识日，并将这一下降趋势作为其边境和禁毒政策正在阻断芬太尼流入美国社区的证据。
特朗普总统的毒品管控战略为彻底终结毒品危机指明道路
今年被美国移民海关执法局（ICE）逮捕的10名外国籍人士此前曾有芬太尼相关定罪记录。（美国国土安全部/盖蒂图片社）
白宫发言人劳伦·比斯在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示：“唐纳德·特朗普总统瞄准了靠美国人死亡牟利的贩毒卡特尔，筑牢我们的边境以阻止芬太尼和其他违禁毒品流入我们的社区，并推动移民海关执法局逮捕非法入境的芬太尼毒贩。”
“这些政策使得阿片类药物死亡人数在一年内下降了22%。多亏了特朗普总统，美国终于在对抗芬太尼的战斗中取得胜利，”她补充道。
墨西哥-加州边境大规模缉毒行动查获惊人数量毒品：“保持警惕”
唐纳德·特朗普总统于7月16日在华盛顿白宫东厅出席法案签署仪式并发表讲话。特朗普签署了一项加强芬太尼刑事处罚的法案，称这是迈向司法公正的历史性一步，这也是他为应对这一致命毒品引发的公共卫生危机所采取的最新举措。（阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
白宫还指出，2025财年全国芬太尼缉获量较上一年下降45%。政府将这一下降归因于供应链上游环节的阻断行动正在减少流入美国边境的毒品数量。
政府援引美国禁毒署（DEA）的检测结果显示，被缉获的芬太尼药丸中含有潜在致命剂量的比例从两年前的76%降至29%。白宫将药效下降归因于对贩毒网络的施压。
特朗普政府称联邦当局已逮捕逾1万名涉嫌帮派成员
移民海关执法局逮捕了3名外国籍人士，美国国土安全部称他们此前有芬太尼相关定罪记录，包括涉及芬太尼走私、进口以及共谋分销这种致命合成阿片类药物的案件。（美国国土安全部/盖蒂图片社）
政府还披露了今年被移民海关执法局逮捕的另外11名外国籍人士的案件，美国国土安全部称这些人此前有芬太尼相关定罪记录。
政府重点提及了今年2月移民海关执法局逮捕的胡利奥·塞萨尔·皮门特尔-赫尔南德斯，这名多米尼加共和国籍人士此前曾在马萨诸塞州因持有并意图分销芬太尼、贩运芬太尼以及一项枪支罪名被定罪。
据美国国土安全部透露，移民海关执法局还逮捕了洪都拉斯籍人士阿德·奥德尔·拉米雷斯-基罗斯，此人在圣迭戈因进口芬太尼被定罪；以及多米尼加共和国籍人士扬卡洛斯·马尔特-莫雷尔，他在马萨诸塞州联邦法院因共谋分销和持有并意图分销芬太尼被定罪。
政府表示，这些逮捕行动是更广泛行动的一部分，旨在将已定罪的芬太尼毒贩驱逐出美国社区，同时联邦机构从多个层面打击毒品交易。
5名墨西哥贩毒集团头目因武器走私、毒品贩运以及分时度假诈骗方案被起诉，司法部称
美国禁毒署署长特伦斯·科尔于7月20日在纽约布鲁克林联邦法院外的新闻发布会上手持一个写有“芬太尼自由美国”的文件夹。（法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
特朗普还通过将贩毒卡特尔列为恐怖组织、实施金融制裁以及其他联邦执法工具来打击这些组织。
总统于2025年7月签署《终止芬太尼法案》，将芬太尼相关物质永久列入一级管制药品，并为联邦检察官提供针对芬太尼类似物的永久法律框架。特朗普随后将非法芬太尼和关键前体化学品列为大规模杀伤性武器。
联邦执法机构在针对帮派团伙的大规模打击行动中，从“露天毒品市场”查获大量芬太尼
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2025年12月15日在华盛顿白宫椭圆形办公室举行的墨西哥边境防御奖章授予仪式上，将芬太尼归类为“大规模杀伤性武器”。（邦妮·卡什/合众国际社/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社 资料图）
白宫还指出，司法部在芬太尼相关案件中起诉了近8000名被告，以此作为联邦打击行动规模的证据。
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此次下降趋势发生在芬太尼助推的过量用药疫情之后，当时该疫情每年导致数万名美国人死亡，并席卷全美各地社区。
政府称，最新数据表明这一趋势正大幅逆转。
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EXCLUSIVE: Fentanyl deaths plunge 22% as Trump White House touts crackdown on deadly drug crisis
Synthetic opioid deaths dropped from 48,913 to 38,084, while total drug overdose deaths fell 14%: CDC
August 21, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published August 21, 2026 7:00am EDT
Trump touts securing southern border as fentanyl deaths plummet
President Donald Trump highlights a massive drop in fentanyl deaths and illegal drugs entering the country by sea in an exclusive interview with Trace Gallagher. Trump claims border security measures have reduced maritime drug smuggling by 97 percent, saving thousands of lives. The president questions why mainstream media outlets are not covering this positive development at the southern border.
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EXCLUSIVE: 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.
The Trump administration provided the figures to Fox News Digital in honor of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on Friday, pointing to the decline as evidence its border and counter-narcotics policies are disrupting the flow of fentanyl into American communities.
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY SETS THE PATH TO END THE DRUG CRISIS FOR GOOD
Ten foreign nationals arrested by ICE this year had previous fentanyl-related convictions, according to DHS.(Department of Homeland Security / Getty Images)
“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 jumpstarted 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,” she added.
MASSIVE MEXICO-CALIFORNIA BORDER BUSTS UNCOVER EYE-POPPING AMOUNT OF DRUGS: ‘REMAIN VIGILANT’
President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 16. Trump signed legislation that strengthens criminal penalties for fentanyl, hailing it as a historic step toward justice in his latest effort to address the public health crisis spurred by the deadly drug.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The White House also pointed to a 45% decline in nationwide fentanyl seizures in fiscal year 2025 compared with the previous year. The administration characterized the drop as evidence that disruption farther up the supply chain is reducing the amount of the drug reaching the U.S. border.
DEA testing cited by the administration also found 29% of seized fentanyl pills contained a potentially lethal dose, down from 76% two years earlier. The White House attributed the declining potency to pressure on trafficking networks.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS
ICE arrested three foreign nationals who DHS says had prior fentanyl-related convictions, including cases involving fentanyl trafficking, importation and conspiracy to distribute the deadly synthetic opioid.(Department of Homeland Security / Getty Images)
The administration also shared the cases of 11 foreign nationals arrested by ICE this year who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says had previous fentanyl-related convictions.
The administration highlighted the February ICE arrest of Julio Cesar Pimentel-German, a Dominican Republic national whom DHS says had previously been convicted in Massachusetts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, trafficking fentanyl and a firearms offense.
ICE also arrested Ader Aldair Ramirez-Quiroz, a Honduran national DHS says was convicted of importing fentanyl in San Diego, and Yancarlos Marte-Morel, a Dominican Republic national convicted in federal court in Massachusetts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to DHS.
The arrests are part of what the administration says is a broader effort to remove convicted fentanyl traffickers from American communities while federal agencies target the drug trade at multiple levels.
5 MEXICAN CARTEL BOSSES CHARGED IN WEAPONS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, TIMESHARE FRAUD SCHEMES, DOJ SAYS
Terrance Cole, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, holds a folder reading “Fentanyl free America” during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 20.(AFP via Getty Images)
Trump has also pursued the cartels through terrorist designations, financial sanctions and other federal enforcement tools.
The president signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law in July 2025, permanently placing fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I and giving federal prosecutors a permanent framework for targeting fentanyl analogs. Trump later designated illicit fentanyl and key precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction.
FEDS SEIZE MOUNTAIN OF FENTANYL FROM ‘OPEN-AIR DRUG MARKET’ IN MASSIVE CRACKDOWN TARGETING GANG CREWS
President Donald Trump classifies fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” during a Mexican Border Defense medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2025.(Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
The White House also pointed to Justice Department prosecutions involving nearly 8,000 defendants in fentanyl cases as evidence of the scope of the federal crackdown.
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The decline comes after fentanyl helped fuel an overdose epidemic that killed tens of thousands of Americans annually and devastated communities across the country.
The administration says the latest figures show that trend moving sharply in the opposite direction.
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.