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 fentanyl Information - November 20, 2008
| According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the medical examiners office released its 6-month report for the period from January through June 2006. In Florida, there were approximately 89,000 deaths during this timeframe, and 3,595 of these deaths were attributable to one or more drugs found during the autopsies. The report indicates that several prescription drugs were found in overdoses more than the illegal drugs | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Fentora (fentanyl buccal tablet) for the treatment of "breakthrough" pain in cancer patients. The so-called "breakthrough" pain is known for its rapid onset, intensity and short duration. The American Cancer Society said about 800,000 cancer patients suffer from this type of pain | | Some needle exchange programs are giving heroin addicts prescriptions for naloxone, a drug with the potential to halt an overdose. More than 400 deaths nationwide from heroin laced with the painkiller fentanyl have occurred nationwide, and those who are prescribing the drug, which is sold under the brand name Narcon, say it can save lives. Prevention Point Philadelphia, a nonprofit that runs the city's needle exchange program, recently began distributing naloxone prescriptions through a physician | | Wayne County, MI (AHN)-Wayne County health officials report Monday that another person died from a probable drug overdose, bringing the toll to 48 people who have died since May 19. Toxicology results won't be available for several weeks, but health officials say they believe the deaths have been caused by a dangerous combination of heroin or cocaine and the painkiller fentanyl | | Federal drug agents and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating dozens of fatal overdoses linked to heroin laced with the prescription pain killer fentanyl. Fentanyl has been found in heroin sold in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, authorities said. Fentanyl-tainted heroin has been linked to at least 23 deaths in less than a week in Detroit, officials said Tuesday | |
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