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Illegal Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than 1000 Americans

                   
drugpolicycentral.com
Jul 25, 2008
        
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Also Included In: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy; Public Health Health Professional: Article Opinions: 0 posts More than 1,000 Americans died in 6 cities between 2005 and 2007 from overdosing on nonpharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF), in the biggest ever epidemic of overdoses involving illegally produced versions of the painkiller. Health officials predict there will be further outbreaks of NPF overdose because the illegal narcotic is easier and cheaper to produce than heroin. The figures are being reported today by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the 25th July issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Illicitly manufactured nonpharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF) is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin. It is a synthetic opioid and classed by the US authorities as a narcotic. The findings... [read full story]                    

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Fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over two years

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Jul 27, 2008
        

ATLANTA - More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. The spike of overdoses seems to have ended,...

Painkiller overdose killed 1000 in U.S.

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Jul 27, 2008
        

Painkiller overdose killed 1000 in U.S. The painkillers overdose resulted in death of more than 1000 people in various cities in America in the time period from 2005 to 2007.The main painkiller killing drug used by people were...

                   

More than 1,000 died in painkiller overdoses

todayszaman.com
Jul 26, 2008
        

At least 1,013 people died of overdoses in several US cities from 2005 to 2007 after illegally injecting the highly potent painkiller fentanyl, US officials said. The fentanyl, at least some of which came from Mexico, was sold...

                   

CDC Reports More Than 1000 Deaths From Illegal Fentanyl Overdoses

freerepublic.com
Jul 26, 2008
        

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made public on Thursday a report according to which 1,013 Americans died after overdosing on an illegal version of the powerful prescription painkiller fentanyl. The report...

                   

Doctored Heroin Linked to 230 Fatal Drug Overdoses

redorbit.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

Posted on: Friday, 25 July 2008, 15:01 CDT By Megha Satyanarayana, Detroit Free Press Jul. 25--More than 1,000 overdose deaths across the country -- and 230 in Wayne County -- were linked to illegally made fentanyl, a powerful...

                   

Fentanyl Overdose Outbreak Claimed More Than 1,000 Lives

jointogether.org
Jul 25, 2008
        

Research Summary The U.S. government for the first time has quantified the loss of life resulting from a spike in fentanyl use in recent years, stating that 1,013 people died of fentanyl overdoses from April 2005 through March...

                   

Doctored heroin linked to 230 fatal drug overdoses

detroitnewspapers.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

BY MEGHA SATYANARAYANA • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • July 25, 2008 More than 1,000 overdose deaths across the country -- and 230 in Wayne County -- were linked to illegally made fentanyl, a powerful prescription-only painkiller...