U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEBSep 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 pipeline into the U.S. may be drying up : NPR
WEBOct 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 dropping.
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.
New report details the deadly rise of fentanyl in the US | CNN
WEBMay 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...
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.
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...
U.S. "losing a generation" to deadly fentanyl, DEA head says - CBS News
WEBFentanyl, 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.
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of ... - NBC News
WEBSep 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...
Americans are overdosing on a drug they don’t know they’re taking - CNN
WEBFueled by the Covid-19 pandemic and an increase in fentanyl use, the US drug epidemic exploded while Americans were locked down. More than 100,000 people died of drug …
In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the US and fueled a new …
WEBFentanyl fueled unprecedented carnage with 112,000 fatal overdoses. The nation is increasingly divided over how to respond. Stand for news that matters and reporting you …