Opioids: Painkillers, heroin & fentanyl

DEA lab testing reveals 6 out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 23, 2022, announced it discovered a sharp nationwide increase in the lethality of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills.  

The DEA Laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of 10 now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s previous announcement in 2021 that four out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills were found to contain a potentially lethal dose.

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Learn more

• Opioids and injection drug use
• State reports record drug overdose deaths in 2021: Increasing prevalence of fentanyl thought to be a contributing factor (July 2022 Minnesota Department of Health release)
• Fentanyl Awareness (dea.gov).

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Rice County Chemical and Mental Health Coalition

www.ricecountycmhc.org

Rice County Mobile Opioid Support Team

www.ricecountycmhc.org/most
507-299-0204 or [email protected]

Naloxone Accessibility Program

www.ricecountycmhc.org/naloxone

Northfield Hospital + Clinics Opiate Agonist Therapy Clinic

612-873-9780

Secure Base Counseling and Wellness Center

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