What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses?

Kavita Babu, MD, professor of emergency medicine, writes for The Conversation about illicitly manufactured fentanyl that is driving the increasing number of opioid overdose deaths.

75% of NC overdose deaths involve multiple drugs - NC Health News

The Fatal “Blues” — LEB

A look into the worsening drug-overdose crisis in the U.S. - CGTN

Black men hit hardest by drug overdose deaths in recent years

What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses?

A mass fentanyl poisoning tests a Colorado prosecutor - Washington Post

Drug overdose data spotlight fentanyl's deadly westward expansion - Los Angeles Times

Fentanyl: The Deadly US Crisis and China's Role, Explained - Bloomberg

It's not just opioids. Deaths from cocaine and meth are surging.

Fentanyl deaths surge in Colorado, reaching an average of two fatalities a day

It's Huge, It's Historic, It's Unheard-of': Drug Overdose Deaths Spike - The New York Times