Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid drug that can be 50-100 times more powerful than other opioids. It is the most common substance found in opioid overdose deaths in Arizona and teens as young as 14 years old have overdosed and died after taking it. One Pill Can Be Fatal 1 out of 4 counterfeit [...]
The CDC reports that more than 100,000 Americans died of overdoses from May 2020 to April 2021 -- up almost 30 percent from the year before. Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns, flu and pneumonia. The total is close to that for diabetes, the nation's No. 7 cause of death. The rise [...]
A recent report from the CDC cited a “concerning acceleration” of opioid-related overdoses.  Synthetic opioids (primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl) appear to be the primary driver. Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. [...]