Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs - New York City, 2000-2017 | MMWR

{"issue-date":"2019-01-18","issue-vol":"68","issue-no":"2","title":"Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs - New York City, 2000-2017 | MMWR","already_known":"During 1999-2017, the rate of drug overdose deaths nationally approximately tripled; approximately 70,000 overdose deaths occurred nationally in 2017, with nearly 68% involving an opioid.","added_by_report":"Using toxicology data, New York City identified fentanyl in 2% of drug overdose deaths during 2000-2012. By 2017, fentanyl was involved in 57% of all drug overdose deaths in New York City.","implications":"Universal fentanyl testing by local medical examiners and inclusion of drug-specific language on death certificates can aid surveillance and address the role of fentanyl in drug overdoses. Community-level educational outreach is indicated when an increase in fentanyl involvement is detected.","tags":[{"tag":"Overdose Deaths And Fentanyl"},{"tag":" Fentanyl Analogs And Overdose Deaths"},{"tag":" Fentanyl Deaths And New Year City"},{"tag":" Overdose Deaths In New York City"}],"url":"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6802a3.htm?s_cid=mm6802a3_w","content-ver":"1","schema-ver":"1","command":"add"}