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Increase in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone linked to increase in supply of fentanyl in PBSS states
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July 2017
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Description:From 2010 to 2015, annual overdose deaths involving opioids in the United States increased by nearly 57%, with a notable rise in deaths attributed to synthetic opioids other than methadone. A new Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) Issue Brief compares trends in synthetic opioid overdose deaths in five states. The data show a close association between rising synthetic opioid overdose deaths and the rising availability of illicitly manufactured fentanyl. PBSS-Report-072017.pdf
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