Tag: Fentanyl
Higher Buprenorphine Doses Reduce Acute Care for Opioid Use Disorder
Findings seen for doses >16 mg and emergency department or inpatient utilization
AAP: Opioid Poisonings Increasing Among Young Children
Most common opioid was fentanyl; four children died from fentanyl poisoning, all aged under 2 years
Number, Size of Seizures of Fentanyl Increasing in the United States
Plurality of seizures in West, with 77.8 percent of seizures in the West in pill form
One-Day Induction of XR Buprenorphine Feasible for Fentanyl Use in OUD
Rapid induction to extended-release buprenorphine 300-mg injection feasible and well tolerated for those using fentanyl
Concurrent Use of Fentanyl, Stimulants Common in Overdoses
Proportion of stimulant involvement in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increased in almost every state from 2015 to 2021
Overdose Deaths Involving Counterfeit Pills Increasing in U.S.
Quarterly percentage of deaths more than doubled with evidence of counterfeit pill use from July to September 2019 to October to December 2021
Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
The nasal spray version of naloxone will be available at select retailers for $44.99 for a box of two doses
After U.S. Warns of Counterfeit Pills Laced With Fentanyl, Mexico Shuts Down 23 Pharmacies
Fentanyl is responsible for about 70,000 deaths each year in the United States
First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
Man who sold fentanyl to a 15-year-old girl who died of an overdose last summer has been convicted of second-degree murder
Xylazine Increasingly ID’d in Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
Monthly percentage of illicitly manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths with xylazine detected increased from 2.9 to 10.9 percent
