What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses?

Kavita Babu, MD, professor of emergency medicine, writes for The Conversation about illicitly manufactured fentanyl that is driving the increasing number of opioid overdose deaths.

Illegally Made Fentanyl Seems To Be Fueling A Spike In Overdoses

Fentanyl continues to drive deadly overdose epidemic

It's crazy out there': The reasons behind Oregon's deepening drug crisis - OPB

Report details Alaska demographics hurt most by 2021 spike in drug-overdose deaths - Alaska Public Media

Fentanyl drives spike in teen overdose deaths despite low drug use

Fentanyl overdoses fuel surge in L.A. County homeless deaths - Los Angeles Times

The Opioid Epidemic in the United States

What's fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?, Drugs News

Why are Fentanyl Deaths Rising?

Modeling the evolution of the US opioid crisis for national policy development

What is Fentanyl and why is it Behind the Deadly Surge in US Drug Overdoses? A Medical Toxicologist Explains

Explained America poisoned: How El Chapo's sons built a fentanyl empire triggering an opioid epidemic in US - World News

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths lead record-setting surge of more than 100K lives lost to drugs

Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America - Washington Post

New report shows fentanyl deaths have doubled since 2021