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Picture of a U.S. penny next to milligrams of fentanyl, which is a fatal dose for most drug users. DEA
Addiction, Opioids, Painkillers

What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains

May 10, 2022

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl.

Picture of a U.S. penny next to milligrams of fentanyl, which is a fatal dose for most drug users. DEA
Drugs, Methamphetamine, Opioids

Drug Deaths Soar, Prompting New Crackdowns and Funding

August 18, 2021

Nationwide, there has been a 31% increase in overdose deaths during the pandemic compared with the year before, fueled largely by the presence of the potent opioid fentanyl in heroin, methamphetamines and other illicit drugs.

Picture of a U.S. penny next to milligrams of fentanyl, which is a fatal dose for most drug users. DEA
Drugs, Health News, Opioids

Fentanyl deaths rise in Washington State

December 5, 2018

In the first half of 2018, there were 81 deaths linked to fentanyl, versus 48 deaths recorded during the same time period last year, a 70% increase in deaths.

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