<i>Notes from the Field:</i> Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths with Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs Detected — 28 States and the District of Columbia, July 2016–December 2018
Julie O’Donnell, R. Matt Gladden, Bruce A. Goldberger, Christine L. Mattson, Mbabazi Kariisa
Abstract
The declines in overdose deaths with fentanyl analogs (carfentanil, furanylfentanyl, acrylfentanyl, and cyclopropylfentanyl) detected contributed to declines in opioid-involved overdose deaths during 2018 among a subset of states, even as deaths with fentanyl detected increased over time, which highlights the continued need to test for fentanyl analogs.
Topics & Concepts
FentanylMedicineOpioid overdoseOpioidDrug overdoseAnesthesiaEmergency medicinePoison control(+)-NaloxoneInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UsePoisoning and overdose treatments