DEA and NFLAH have brought this critical message to the Super Bowl for three years; within that time, there has been a significant decline in fentanyl-related poisoning deaths. In 2024, fentanyl killed nearly 50,000 people compared to nearly 73,000 in 2023 at the height of the crisis. While this is promising news, drug-related deaths, driven by synthetic opioids, remain the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 44.

The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to ensure the safety and health of American communities by combating criminal drug networks bringing harm, violence, overdoses, and poisonings to the United States. To accomplish this mission, the DEA employs approximately 10,000 personnel throughout the world – Special Agents, Diversion Investigators, Intelligence Analysts, Chemists, and professional staff – across 241 domestic offices in 23 Divisions and 93 foreign offices across the globe.