U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · 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...
Fentanyl deaths in the U.S. continue to drop, CDC says : NPR
Oct 17, 2024 · A hopeful and unexpected drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to be gaining speed. Fatal overdoses are down 12.7%, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control...
Fentanyl pipeline into the U.S. may be drying up : NPR
Oct 1, 2024 · Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is suddenly drying up in many parts of the U.S. and fatal overdoses are...
U.S. "losing a generation" to deadly fentanyl, DEA head says - CBS News
Sep 22, 2024 · Fentanyl, which is often hidden in counterfeit pills, is fueling the worst drug crisis in U.S. history. Last year the synthetic opioid killed more than 70,000 Americans.
How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US - BBC
Sep 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.
House Passes Bill to Make Penalties Permanent for Fentanyl …
May 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...
New report details the deadly rise of fentanyl in the US | CNN
May 3, 2023 · Nearly 70,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses that involved fentanyl in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years. By 2021, about two-thirds of all overdose deaths involved...
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of ... - NBC News
Sep 14, 2023 · The proportion of overdoses involving fentanyl and a stimulant — most commonly cocaine and methamphetamine — increased more than fiftyfold from 2010 to 2021, a study published Thursday in the...
CDC: Drug overdose deaths to hit lowest since 2020 - The Hill
2 hours ago · Nexstar Media Wire News ... Cohen suggested efforts to increase awareness about fentanyl and use of harm-reduction techniques such as fentanyl test strips were helping to drive deaths downward.
New Fentanyl Laws Ignite Debate Over Combating Overdose …
Jun 21, 2023 · Fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin, was linked to more than two-thirds of the nearly 110,000 overdose deaths in the United States last year....