Fentanyl

Nonfatal fentanyl exposures increased nearly 1,200% among children and adolescents from 2015 to 2023, according to findings published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has signed an extension of a public health emergency declaration to address the opioid crisis in the United States, according to an agency press release.

An analysis of recent drug use in the United States revealed unexpected trends in substances being used in tandem with fentanyl, according to an expert.

Low-dose initiation of buprenorphine in an outpatient setting showed low rates of success among a cohort of adults with opioid use disorder who self-reported daily fentanyl use, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

New data show that rapid initiation with once-monthly Sublocade significantly improved treatment retention vs. standard initiation among patients with opioid use disorder, according to a press release.

Fentanyl-involved overdose mortality rates were disproportionately high among American Indian or Alaska Native and Black individuals compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Higher doses of buprenorphine were associated with significantly lower rates of acute care utilization among adults with opioid use disorder compared with the FDA’s recommended dose, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The CDC issued a warning to health care officials, clinicians and patients about a potential risk for overdose among people ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies.

Three people have died and 40 others have been hospitalized across 13 states due to a Listeria outbreak related to sliced deli meats, according to the CDC.

A new study provides the first evidence that illicit fentanyl use may play a role in hepatitis C transmission among injection drug users, according to researchers.