A two-year wave of deaths caused by an illegal street version of the powerful painkiller fentanyl claimed more than 1,000 lives, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the government's first assessment of the outbreak's toll. Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the U.S. government reported Thursday. Full Article at CBC News
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Featured Article Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy; Public Health Article Date: 25 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate... Full Article at Medical News Today
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More than 1,000 overdose deaths across the country -- and 230 in Wayne County -- were linked to illegally made fentanyl, a powerful prescription-only painkiller mixed with heroin and other drugs for street use, according to a report released Thursday... Full Article at Detroit Free Press
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ATLANTA — More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. Full Article at Denver Post
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At least 1,000 people nationwide have died from overdosing on fentanyl created in illegal laboratories, according to a federal investigation that began after a cluster of the deaths was reported in New Jersey two years ago. Full Article at NJ.com
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 1,013 people died of overdoses in several U.S. cities from 2005 to 2007 after illegally injecting the highly potent painkiller fentanyl, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Full Article at Reuters
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DETROIT -- Wayne County was third in the nation in fentanyl-related deaths during the worst epidemic of fatal overdoses involving the potent painkiller, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Article at Detroit News Online
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More than 1,000 deaths linked to the painkiller fentanyl were reported nationally during a two-year span, traced to a drug operation in Mexico, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
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More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday ... Full Article at USA Today
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