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The crisis has also claimed the lives of US military personnel and law enforcement officials, with record levels of death by fentanyl and suicides linked to the trauma of combat and rescue missions. Examples include cadets at West Point who nearly succumbed after unknowingly snorting fentanyl-laced substances, and families mourning children lost to accidental overdoses. These stories underscore the breadth of the epidemic—affecting all levels of society.