Post by Logan on Jan 31, 2016 1:09:43 GMT -6
Two-thirds of the drug overdose deaths in New Hampshire last year involved fentanyl, a powerful opioid that is becoming the drug of choice for addicts here.
Of 399 overdose deaths in 2015 (36 cases are still pending), 151 were caused by fentanyl alone, according to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. There were 36 deaths from heroin and fentanyl combined, and another 74 from fentanyl combined with other drugs.
Overdose deaths from heroin alone numbered 31.
The drug crisis that has been devastating families across the state is now largely a fentanyl epidemic.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/article/20160131/NEWS12/160139925
Of 399 overdose deaths in 2015 (36 cases are still pending), 151 were caused by fentanyl alone, according to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. There were 36 deaths from heroin and fentanyl combined, and another 74 from fentanyl combined with other drugs.
Overdose deaths from heroin alone numbered 31.
The drug crisis that has been devastating families across the state is now largely a fentanyl epidemic.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/article/20160131/NEWS12/160139925