Trends in and Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths increased sharply in midwestern (33.1%), southern (64.7%), and western (93.9%) jurisdictions participating in SUDORS. Approximately four in 10 illicitly manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths also involved a stimulant. Injection drug use was the most frequently reported individual route of drug use (24.5%).
O'Donnell, J., et al. (2021). Trends in and Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls - United States, 2019-2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 70: 1-7. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7050e3.htm