Heroin or fentanyl: Prevalence of confirmed fentanyl in ED patients with suspected heroin overdose

Heroin or fentanyl: Prevalence of confirmed fentanyl in ED patients with suspected heroin overdose

Abstract Background United States drug overdose deaths are being driven by the increasing prevalence of fentanyl, but whether patients are knowingly using fentanyl is unclear. We examined the analytical confirmation of fentanyl in emergency department (ED) patients with documented heroin overdose. H...

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Main Authors: Siri Shastry, Jonathan Lin, Kim Aldy, Jeffrey Brent, Paul Wax, Alex Krotulski, Sharan Campleman, Shao Li, Alison Meyn, Stephanie Abston, Barry Logan, Alexandra Amaducci, Bryan Judge, Michael Levine, Diane Calello, Joshua Shulman, Adrienne Hughes, Rachel Culbreth, Evan Schwarz, Alex F. Manini, the Toxicology Investigators Consortium Fentalog Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
fentanyl
heroin
opioids
overdose
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13235

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https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13235

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