Drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
Nov 14, 2024 · Some experts credit the spread of naloxone, also known as Narcan, for dramatically lowering the number of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. The medication reverses most opioid overdoses, including...
Fentanyl pipeline into the U.S. may be drying up : NPR
Oct 1, 2024 · A growing number of experts believe the flow of deadly street fentanyl from Mexico into the U.S. has been disrupted, contributing to a drop in fatal overdoses.
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. It was six years ago that Kim...
A new drug is worsening the fentanyl crisis and complicating ... - NPR
Nov 4, 2023 · Most involved synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. But complicating both treatment and intervention is a relatively new drug that dilutes the fentanyl supply. It is a veterinary sedative...
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.
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of ... - NBC News
Sep 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.
China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees …
Oct 24, 2024 · Today, the Justice Department announced the unsealing of indictments against eight China-based chemical companies and eight employees charging federal crimes, including attempted distribution of synthetic opioids and precursor chemicals used in the production of fentanyl, and money laundering. The indictments were filed under seal in the Middle District of Florida over the past
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...
How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US …
Sep 17, 2023 · The lethal use of fentanyl in combination with other drugs has marked the "fourth wave" of the overdose crisis in the US, researchers have said.
Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon …
23 hours ago · At the heart of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat on Monday to slap China with new tariffs is a bitterly recurring issue: the flow into the United States of the potent opioid fentanyl ...