Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins

Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.(Image credit: Salwan Georges/Washington Post/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Health and Science - March 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Martha Bebinger Source Type: news