Eight in 10 teen unintentional overdose deaths involved fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

Eutylone-involved deaths frequently co-involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls, and cocaine or methamphetamine

Counterfeit pills contain the synthetic opioid fentanyl and are fueling increases in overdoses and hospitalizations

From 2018 to 2021, increases seen in number of fentanyl-containing powder seizures, number of pill seizures

In response to the incident, Hartford officials pledged to ensure that all city schools are stocked with naloxone

Sharp increase in deaths in Midwestern, Southern, Western jurisdictions; stimulant also involved in about four of 10 IMF-involved deaths

This was the first public safety alert the DEA has issued in six years