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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
Fentanyl - BBC News
Jan 31, 2024 · Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world. Bryan Emery was a fentanyl user living on the streets of San Francisco, a …
Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul | AP News
Dec 4, 2024 · Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north in what officials are calling the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country's history. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted ...