Fentanyl was the most frequently mentioned drug in overdose deaths in 2016, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control. We talk to a Wisconsin emergency room doctor to understand what’s behind this shift.
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[1] https://www.wpr.org/programs/central-time
[2] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_09-508.pdf?utm_source=STAT%20Newsletters&utm_campaign=11d2e719c6-MR_COPY_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-11d2e719c6-149851389
[3] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/12/676214086/fentanyl-surpasses-heroin-as-drug-most-often-involved-in-deadly-overdoses
[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/derrell-connor
[5] https://www.wpr.org/people/dr-chris-eberlein
[6] https://www.wpr.org/people/breann-schossow
[7] https://www.wpr.org/people/sarah-hopefl