This trend may be driven by increases in heroin and synthetic opioids coinvolvement
2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
However, from 2013 to 2023, there was a decrease in heroin concentration
Findings seen for doses >16 mg and emergency department or inpatient utilization
Plurality of seizures in West, with 77.8 percent of seizures in the West in pill form
Rapid induction to extended-release buprenorphine 300-mg injection feasible and well tolerated for those using fentanyl
Proportion of stimulant involvement in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increased in almost every state from 2015 to 2021
The nasal spray version of naloxone will be available at select retailers for $44.99 for a box of two doses
Fentanyl is responsible for about 70,000 deaths each year in the United States