Fentanyl Driving Surge in Fatal US Opioid Overdoses – HealthDay
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Fentanyl Driving Surge in Fatal US Opioid Overdoses
HealthDay FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Extremely powerful synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl or carfentanil, were directly responsible for more than half of thousands of opioid overdose deaths across many states in 2016, a new report finds. Most … Fentanyl in More Than Half of Opioid Deaths in 10 States As Opioid Deadly Overdoses Topped 60000 Last Year, Deaths Involving Synthetics Are on the Rise: CDC Report US drug overdose deaths topped 60000 in 2016, with more potent illicit drug use on the rise |
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