Proportion of Fentanyl Reports in Illicit Drug Seizures and Opioid Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The monthly opioid overdose death rate in the US has declined by 50% from its peak in the summer of 2023 through fall of 2024, and the factors associated with this decline are not fully understood.

Objective

To examine the association between the proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and opioid overdose deaths during periods of rising and falling mortality.

Design and setting

This secondary analysis of state-month level panel data from the National Forensic Laboratory Information System and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) was conducted from January 2018 to September 2024 and included all 50 US states and Washington, DC. CDC WONDER data were collected from record

SUBMITTER: Dahlen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12811803 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature