Fentanyl Involved In Nearly Every DC Overdose Last Year
Fentanyl was involved in nearly every fatal overdose in D.C. last year through Aug. 31.
View Source | January 23, 2023 8:37 pm
- The conclusion about overdoses is in an Axios story that uses data from the D.C. chief medical examiner and a harm reduction expert with the non-profit HIPS.
- The report also states Black and senior residents have disproportionately been impacted by the opioid epidemic in D.C.
- Drugs that users may think are heroin, oxycodone or cocaine are being laced with fentanyl, says the HIPS expert, Shane Sullivan
- In 2017, fentanyl was involved in 72% of overdoses in D.C., compared to last year when that number rose to 96%, according to 2022 January-August data from the D.C.’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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