Whether intentional or not, cocaine’s mix with opioids is driving up related deaths. (U.S. News & World Report, 03.01.2017) http://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2017-01-03/as-the-opioid-epidemic-evolves-impacts-bleed-into-…

USA. Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2010–2015. Rudd RA, Seth P, David F, Scholl L. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 16 December 2016. DOI: doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm655051e1 https://www.cdc.gov/mm…

Drug deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids rose 72 percent from 2014 to 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. (drugfree.org, 22.12.2016) http://www.drugfree.org/news-service/deaths-fentanyl-synthetic-opioids-…

Lisa Lapointe, B.C.'s chief coroner, says 128 people died last month, an average of 4 a day. (CBC News, British Columbia, 20.12.2016) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/drug-overdose-bc-november-1.3903256

USA. Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2010–2014 Margaret Warner, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics; James P. Trinidad, M.P.H., M.S., U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Brigham A. Bastian, B.S…

The latest chart of overdose deaths in Massachusetts shows a climbing blue line labeled “fentanyl.” (californiahealthline.org, 08.12.2016) http://californiahealthline.org/news/delivered-like-a-pizza-why-killer-drug-fentanyl-is-so-hard-t…