Fentanyl Test Strips: What You Need to Know
The staggering increase in drug overdose deaths has been driven largely by the high prevalence of potent synthetic opioids, such as...
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- Aug 8
CDC report: Xylazine presence in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increases nearly three-fold
The involvement of xylazine in illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased nearly three-fold over the 3.5-year...
- May 23
Webinar: Innovations to Address the Fentanyl Crisis
This webinar, held by Addiction Policy Forum, discussed recent data on the impact of fentanyl on communities across the country, and new...
- May 2
DEA Alert Issued on Xylazine
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a recent alert about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal...
- Mar 16
Webinar: Treatment Considerations in the Age of Fentanyl
Fentanyl and other high-potency synthetic opioids are increasingly present in the U.S. drug supply. Healthcare systems, treatment...
- Feb 10
Fentanyl Facts and Overdose Risks
New APF eCourse Available Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, were involved in 65% of all overdose deaths in the US by June, 2021,...
- Mar 3, 2020
New challenges in the opioid epidemic
New OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities
- Jan 27, 2020
Addiction Policy Forum Supports Bill for Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl
Legislation to combat fentanyl and the devastation it causes in our communities nationwide.
- Oct 31, 2019
The fentanyl crisis is only getting worse
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl accounted for around 3,000 deaths in 2013—by 2018, they accounted for over 30,000
- Apr 25, 2019
Fentanyl-adulterated Cocaine: Strategies to Address the New Normal
Cocaine and fentanyl are proving to be a lethal combination.
- Apr 4, 2019
Geographic Distribution of Opioid-Related Mortality in the Third-Wave Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a devastating public health crisis - over 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017 involved an opioid.
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