The Fentanyl Epidemic and Evolution of Fentanyl Analogs in the United States and the European Union

Since 2013, an unprecedented surge in fentanyl overdose deaths has been caused by heroin laced with illicitly produced fentanyl and/or fentanyl analogs (FAs) sold as heroin. The US Drug Enforcement Agency's National Forensic Laboratory Information System reported a >300% increase in fentanyl...

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Published in:	Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 242 - 253
Main Authors:	Jannetto, Paul J, Helander, Anders, Garg, Uttam, Janis, Gregory C, Goldberger, Bruce, Ketha, Hemamalini
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01.02.2019
Subjects:	Analogs Clinical medicine Counterfeit Counterfeiting Drug abuse Drug addiction Drug dosages Drug overdose Drug testing Emergency communications systems Epidemics Epidemiology Evolution Fatalities Fentanyl Forensic science Health risks Heroin Hospitals Identification methods Information systems Laboratories Mass spectrometry Narcotics Needlestick injuries Opioids Overdose Pain Public health Scientific imaging United States > US
ISSN:	0009-9147, 1530-8561, 1530-8561
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