Tag: Fentanyl
Youth Deaths Attributable to Synthetic Opioids Alone Increasingly Predominant
Since 2020, fatal synthetic opioid-only overdose rates higher than polydrug overdose rates involving synthetic opioids
Rates of Fentanyl Nonfatal Overdose ED Visits Rose Through Third Quarter of 2023
Trends increased among most demographic groups through mid-2023, with largest increase seen for non-Hispanic American Indian, Alaska Native persons
CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024
Declines seen across drug classes and for most states
Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A sedative used in animals is showing up more often in illegal drugs...
2015 to 2023 Saw Increase in Pediatric Nonfatal Fentanyl Exposures
Exposures increased 924.3 percent in those aged 0 to 12 years, with most exposures unintentional
1999 to 2021 Saw Rise in Methamphetamine-Related Mortality
This trend may be driven by increases in heroin and synthetic opioids coinvolvement
U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 17% in Just One Year
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In news that suggests the U.S. opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose...
Western U.S. Faces Spike in Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Deaths
2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
Urine Drug Test Concentrations Up for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
However, from 2013 to 2023, there was a decrease in heroin concentration
CDC: Counterfeit Drugs From Online Pharmacies Pose Considerable Danger
Agency notes that counterfeit pills often contain fentanyl and methamphetamine
