The number of fentanyl seizures by law enforcement more than quadrupled between 2017 and 2023, with over 115 million pills seized last year.

U.S. law enforcement officials seized more than 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl in 2023—a dramatic increase that experts say is “alarming” and shows the need for increased public health efforts to prevent the distribution of these pills and possible overdoses.

Officials are raising concerns over the increase in fentanyl; a study provided more evidence that fentanyl is rising at astronomical rates.

Fake prescription pills that contain fentanyl are threatening lives. Congress passed a bill to try to curb the onslaught.