Fentanyl-laced stimulants killing Americans at 50 times 2010 rate

By Breccan F. Thies

Published September 14, 2023 5:28pm ET

Fentanyl-laced stimulants killing Americans at 50 times 2010 rate — Overdose deaths caused by fentanyl-laced stimulants increased by 50 times between 2010 and 2021, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles. Stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine can often be laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl, and by 2021, those drugs became the most common vehicle for fentanyl-related overdose deaths. WHY […]

Overdose deaths caused by fentanyl-laced stimulants increased by 50 times between 2010 and 2021, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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