
Our Response to Opioid Overdose Deaths Must Be as Nimble as Illicit Opioid Markets
Description
Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone, which include fentanyl, increased almost 47% from 2016 to 2017.1 According to data from the National Forensic Laboratory Information System, seizures of fentanyl increased by nearly 7-fold from 2012 to 2014, with more than 80% of...