Fentanyl - DEA.gov
What is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.
How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US - BBC
Sep 17, 2023 · More Americans than ever are dying from fentanyl overdoses as the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic crashes through every community, in every corner of the country.
Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic - Council on Foreign Relations
Dec 22, 2023 · Fentanyl and other opioids are fueling the worst drug crisis in the history of the United States. More than 1,500 Americans per week die from taking some type of opioid, making the drug by...
Facts about Fentanyl - DEA.gov
Fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance that is similar to morphine but about 100 times more potent. Under the supervision of a licensed medical professional, fentanyl has a legitimate medical use.
Fentanyl - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Dec 21, 2021 · Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is a Schedule II prescription drug, and it is typically used to treat patients with severe pain or to manage pain after surgery.
New report details the deadly rise of fentanyl in the US | CNN
May 3, 2023 · Nearly 70,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses that involved fentanyl in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years. By 2021, about two-thirds of all overdose deaths involved...
Fentanyl was first developed in 1959 and introduced in the 1960s as an intravenous anesthetic. It is legally manufactured and distributed in the United States. Licit fentanyl pharmaceutical products are diverted via theft, fraudulent prescriptions, and …
Are fentanyl overdose deaths rising in the US? - USAFacts
Sep 27, 2023 · In 2022, fentanyl was responsible for 200 deaths every day. Over a quarter of a million Americans have died from a fentanyl overdose since 2018. In 2022, 73,654 people died from a fentanyl overdose in the US, more than double the amount of deaths from three years prior in …
The U.S. Fentanyl Crisis: What to Know - Council on Foreign Relations
Oct 20, 2021 · Last month, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a public safety warning —the agency’s first in six years—about an “alarming” increase in the sale of counterfeit pills laced with...
America’s fentanyl epidemic, explained in six charts - The Economist
Mar 14, 2024 · Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times more potent than heroin, has long been used as a powerful painkiller in hospitals. But in 2014 America’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raised...