The percentage of overdose deaths from fentanyl combined with stimulants increased 50-fold between 2010 and 2021, according to a new analysis done by researchers.
from overdoses after unintentionally consuming fentanyl while using cocaine. People who accidentally consume fentanyl while using cocaine might not have experience with opioids, and so might have a low tolerance for the drugs, said the San Francisco Department of Public Health in aIt can also be more difficult for doctors to treat patients who are taking a mix of stimulants and fentanyl.
Fentanyl test strips are distributed at many local city or state organizations and can even be bought for a few dollars on websites such as Amazon. They work by testing for the presence of fentanyl in illicit drugs to prevent overdose. It works by placing a small amount of the drug in a clean container, adding a teaspoon of water, and placing the test strip in the solution. The presence of a single pink line on the strip indicates that fentanyl or a fentanyl analog has been detected.
Even as the combinations of fentanyl and stimulants take on a bigger role, doctors and public health officials are still dealing with the original challenges around opioids and fentanyl. "A lot more deaths involve both fentanyl and stimulants, but we still have the previous overdose crisis on our hands as well," Shover says. "The opioid crisis has not basically decreased in any way and instead we have an even bigger crisis now with fentanyl and stimulants."
Priscilla Koirala, MD is an Internal Medicine resident at Mayo Clinic and a member of the ABC News Medical unit. Ankita Aggarwal, MD is an Occupational Medicine resident at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit.
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