The proportion of illicit pills laced with a dangerous opioid has continued to rise throughout the coronavirus pandemic, doubling between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a recently published study funded by the US National Institute on D
, doubling between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a recently published study funded by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse.Using data on drug seizures collected by agencies across a nation-wide program, a team of researchers led by New York University epidemiologist Joseph J. Palamar evaluated the state of the opioid black market in the past three years.
"For the first time we can see this rapid rise in pills adulterated with fentanyl, which raises red flags for increasing risk of harm in a population that is possibly less experienced with opioids,"Similar to analgesics like codeine and heroin, fentanyl is a compound used to treat pain by acting on opioid receptors in the brain.
It's this very potency that has made fentanyl a tempting choice of additive for a variety of illicit drugs, including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and benzodiazepines; adding it into the mix provides a quicker effect for very little powder. "Pills are often taken or snorted by people who are more naïve to drug use, and who have lower tolerances. When a pill is contaminated with fentanyl, as is now often the case, poisoning can easily occur,"That poisoning is already occurring at unprecedented rates. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data estimates around 106,000 people died from drug overdoses between October 2020 and October 2021, a number represented largely by fentanyl and similar synthetic opioids.
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