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.
Influx of deadly street fentanyl reaching the U.S. continues to ... - NPR
May 13, 2024 · Drug deaths in the U.S. appear to be leveling off, and that's good news. But the avalanche of deadly street fentanyl reaching the U.S. continues to grow.
Less-potent fentanyl pills may be playing a role in decrease of US ...
2 days ago · About 5 out of every 10 fentanyl pills that the agency tested this year had lethal doses of the synthetic opioid painkiller fentanyl, down from about 7 in 10 last year, DEA Administrator Anne ...
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.
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.
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.
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 the...
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.
How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US …
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...