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Increases in fentanyl drug confiscations and fentanyl-related overdose fatalities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on
October 26th 2015
October 26, 2015, 0815 EDT (08:15 AM EDT) CDCHAN-00384 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are investigating recent increases in fentanyl-related unintentional overdose fatalities in multiple states across the U.S. The purpose of this HAN advisory is to: (1) alert public health departments, health care providers, first responders, and medical examiners and coroners to the possibility of additional increases in other jurisdictions, (2) provide recommendations for improving detection of fentanyl-related overdose outbreaks and (3) encourage states to expand access to naloxone and training for administering naloxone to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
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Psychoactive drugs
Drug overdose
Naloxone
Heroin
Opioid
Drugs acting on the nervous system
Health policy
Health sciences
Health
Medicine
Fentanyl
Clinical medicine
Medical specialties
Drugs
Health care
Opioid overdose
Drug Enforcement Administration
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Medication
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