Medscape (10/27, Anderson) reports that the “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert about increases in fentanyl…confiscations and fentanyl-related overdose fatalities.” Recent findings also “indicate a significant increase in the total number of fentanyl drug seizures,” as the number rose from 945 in 2013 to 4585 in 2014. According to Medscape, “most cases of fentanyl-related morbidity and mortality have been linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, known as nonpharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF),” which is sold “for its heroinlike effect and is often mixed with heroin and/or cocaine.”
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