Carfentanil and the rise and fall of overdose deaths in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

It is widely believed that the 2018 decline in overdose deaths in the United States was attributable to a range of public health interventions, however, this decline also coincided with the regulation and decline in use of potent fentanyl analogs, especially carfentanil. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between overdose deaths and carfentanil availability in the United States.

Design

Secondary analysis of drug overdose deaths from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and carfentanil exhibit data from drug seizures submitted to drug crime labs and published by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Trends in overdose deaths were compared in states with high carfentanil exhibits with states with low or no carfentan

SUBMITTER: Jalal H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8019064 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature