Illegal Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than 1,000 Americans

More than 1,000 Americans died in 6 cities between 2005 and 2007 from overdosing on nonpharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF), in the biggest ever epidemic of overdoses involving illegally produced versions of the painkiller. Health officials predict there will be further outbreaks of NPF overdose because the illegal narcotic is easier and cheaper to produce than heroin.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on July 25th, 2008