Sep 27, 2023Fentanyl 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...
Aug 8, 2023CDC report: Xylazine presence in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increases nearly three-foldThe involvement of xylazine in illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased nearly three-fold over the 3.5-year...
May 23, 2023Webinar: Innovations to Address the Fentanyl CrisisThis webinar, held by Addiction Policy Forum, discussed recent data on the impact of fentanyl on communities across the country, and new...
May 2, 2023DEA 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, 2023Webinar: Treatment Considerations in the Age of FentanylFentanyl and other high-potency synthetic opioids are increasingly present in the U.S. drug supply. Healthcare systems, treatment...
Feb 10, 2023Fentanyl Facts and Overdose RisksNew APF eCourse Available Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, were involved in 65% of all overdose deaths in the US by June, 2021,...
Mar 3, 2020New challenges in the opioid epidemicNew OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities
Jan 27, 2020Addiction Policy Forum Supports Bill for Emergency Scheduling of FentanylLegislation to combat fentanyl and the devastation it causes in our communities nationwide.
Oct 31, 2019The fentanyl crisis is only getting worseSynthetic opioids like fentanyl accounted for around 3,000 deaths in 2013—by 2018, they accounted for over 30,000