Chart: Synthetic Opioids Like Fentanyl Cause Spike in Overdose
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This chart shows the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate per 100,000 people by opioid category.
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Addressing the Fentanyl Threat to Public Health
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USDA ERS - Chart Detail
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Public Health Dept Warns Residents of Alarming Increase in Deaths
Understanding America's Surge in Fentanyl and Other Synthetic
CDC - Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related
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Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia
Only 5% of Overdose Patients Tested for Fentanyl, #1 Killer of
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Fentanyl Overdose Increase and the Opiate Epidemic in the USA
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The triple wave epidemic: Supply and demand drivers of the US
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Fentanyl overdose deaths spike across the country, a trend driven
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Minnesota overdose deaths up sharply last year, driven by fentanyl