The number of fentanyl-laced pills seized by law enforcement has increased nearly 50-fold between 2018 and 2021, a new study finds.
. The rise in seizures comes amid a period of record-high overdose deaths, researchers said.
Pills represented more than a quarter of illicit fentanyl seizures by the end of 2021, the scientists said, more than double the proportion in 2018. Researchers said recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the U.S. hit a record high number in overdose deaths over the 12-month period ending in October 2021. The CDC estimated that nearly 106,000 people died from drug overdoses during that time, according to the study.
Volkow said fentanyl-laced pills are often consumed by"people who are more naïve to drug use, and who have lower tolerances."
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