Opioid Package Signed into Law To Help Stem Dramatic Rise in Fatal Fentanyl-Related Overdoses
Fentanyl has made the opioid crisis ever more deadly. The sharp increase in fatal overdoses from fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (e.g., synthetic opioids) accounted for nearly 30,000 overdose deaths alone out of the estimated 72,000 Americans who died from drug overdoses in 2017. Even more concerning, the DEA has seen a sharp increase in fatal overdoses due to fentanyl-laced counterfeit opioids and non-opiate prescription medications. Counterfeit prescription pills containing
