CDC News in Brief — Fentanyl: A Major Culprit in Opioid Overdoses

By |2017-12-28T06:15:10-08:00December 28th, 2017|Brief Bulletins from the Field, We Know Psychiatry|

CDC researchers find > 50% of people in 10 states who died of opioid overdoses during the second half of 2016 tested positive for fentanyl. Researchers examined 5,152 people who died due to opioid overdose in Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and [...]

Powerful New Chinese Opioid Intensifies Crisis: Carfentanil linked to at least 700 deaths

By |2021-11-11T17:14:28-08:00February 18th, 2017|Brief Bulletins from the Field, We Know Psychiatry|

Carfentanil, an opioid said to be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, has been tied to at least 700 deaths in numerous states. Worst hit include Michigan, Florida, and Ohio, according to data compiled by US authorities. Carfentanil was originally intended to sedate large animals, such as elephants, and is [...]

CDC Warning: Fentanyl-Related Fatalities Rising

By |2015-11-30T19:47:23-08:00November 30th, 2015|MedWorks, We Know Psychiatry|

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning regarding increases in fentanyl drug confiscations and a potential increased risk for fentanyl-related overdose fatalities. According to the CDC, reports from the National Forensic Laboratory Information System, a program of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Office of Diversion [...]

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