Spokane County overdose deaths rise, fentanyl remains top concern

Spokane County overdose deaths rise, fentanyl remains top concern

SPOKANE, Wash. – An annual Spokane County Medical Examiner report shared on Tuesday showed an increase in drug overdose deaths. Fentanyl continued to be the most common drug involved in these incidents.

Survey: U.S. adults’ use of illicit opioids 20 times higher than previously estimated

(UPI) – The number of Americans using illicit opioids, including fentanyl, is 20 times higher than previously estimated, according to a study published Friday by researchers from the RAND Corp. and the University of Southern California. Researchers said government counts may significantly underestimate illicit drug use, and they suggest new methods are needed to better track the nation’s opioid crisis, which transitioned from heroin in the early…