Fentanyl tops list of drugs found in Baltimore overdose patients

(University of Maryland Medical Center) Hospital testing for illicit drug use does not typically include fentanyl, however, a new University of Maryland study found after expanding testing, that fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid linked to most fatal overdoses in Maryland, tops the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at two Baltimore hospital emergency departments. The researchers suggest the addition of fentanyl to routine drug testing panels.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news