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    Thursday's report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the toll at 1,013 deaths from early April 2005 through late March 2007. "This was really an epidemic" said Dr. Steven Marcus, the executive director of New Jersey's poison control center and a co-author of the new report. Full Article at The Seattle Times
    This was really an epidemic
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 16 months ago
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US fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over 2 years
  1. The response when I deal with public health officials is; 'Drug abuse is a dangerous habit, and drug abusers know it's a dangerous habit, so why are we making a big deal out of it?'
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 16 months ago
  2. It's an incomplete picture
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 16 months ago
  3. It almost disappeared entirely. The shutting down of the Toluca facility was probably a major factor
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 16 months ago

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