U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEB3 days ago · After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths in ...
Influx of deadly street fentanyl reaching the U.S. continues to …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Two new reports show the fentanyl crisis isn't easing, as drug cartels continue to flood U.S. communities with the deadly illicit opioid often disguised as fake prescription pills.
A new drug is worsening the fentanyl crisis and complicating ... - NPR
WEBNov 4, 2023 · Most involved synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. But complicating both treatment and intervention is a relatively new drug that dilutes the fentanyl supply.
How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US - BBC
WEBSep 17, 2023 · More Americans than ever are dying from fentanyl overdoses as the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic crashes through every community, in every corner of the country.
New report details the deadly rise of fentanyl in the US | CNN
WEBMay 3, 2023 · Biden administration declares fentanyl laced with xylazine 'an emerging threat' in the US. Specific information about the drugs involved in deadly overdoses is critical to assess the effects of...
House Passes Bill to Make Penalties Permanent for Fentanyl …
WEBMay 25, 2023 · The bill, approved by a vote of 289 to 133, would permanently list fentanyl-related drugs as Schedule I controlled substances, a designation that mandates severe prison sentences for highly...
Americans are overdosing on a drug they don’t know they’re taking - CNN
WEBNov 17, 2021 · CNN — Fueled by the coronavirus pandemic and an increase in fentanyl use, the US drug epidemic exploded while Americans were locked down. From May 2020 through April 2021, more than 100,000...
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of ... - NBC News
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are calling a fourth wave of the overdose epidemic.
Drugmakers to stop making controversial fentanyl lollipops ... - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · September 19, 2024 / 3:31 PM EDT / CBS News. Drugmakers have decided to stop selling a kind of controversial fentanyl painkiller at the end of this month, the Food and Drug Administration said ...
How fentanyl deaths are causing some grieving parents to ... - NBC News
WEBDawn Allen's son, Benjamin, died of fentanyl poisoning last year. NBC. The fentanyl awareness movement “leans to the right – no question,” said Andrea Thomas, who lost a daughter in 2018 and ...