Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl–Involved Overdose Deaths with Detected Xylazine — United States, January 2019–June 2022
This report uses data from CDC’s State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) to describe IMF-involved overdose deaths with and without xylazine detected that occurred during January 2019–June 2022.
Among 21 jurisdictions, which included 20 states and the District of Columbia, the monthly percentage of IMF-involved deaths with xylazine detected increased 276%, from 2.9% to 10.9%.
Kariisa, M, et al. (2023). Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl–Involved Overdose Deaths with Detected Xylazine — United States, January 2019–June 2022. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 72(26): 721-727. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7226a4.htm