US opioid crisis passes this disturbing milestone - The Patriot Ledger

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The Patriot LedgerUS opioid crisis passes this disturbing milestoneThe Patriot LedgerThe U.S. opioid crisis has passed a dubious milestone: Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl have surpassed deaths involving prescription opioids. This change occurred in 2016, according to data published Tuesday in the Journal of ...The Frightening Spread of Synthetic OpioidsMedPage Today (blog)Fentanyl deaths now outpace prescription painkiller overdoses ...CBS NewsSynthetic Opioid Involvement in Opioid-Related Deaths UpMonthly Prescribing ReferenceNBCNews.com -National Institute on Drug Abuseall 41 news articles »