Rasha Abi Hana

Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose about increasing reports from U...

Rose Black

This update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention really raises concern—adding medetomidine into the illicit fentanyl supply could make overdoses harder to treat and withdrawal much more severe than what clinicians are used to seeing.

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