Trends in seizures of powders and pills containing illicit fentanyl in the United States, 2018 through 2021

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 234; p. 109398
• Main Authors: Palamar, Joseph J., Ciccarone, Daniel, Rutherford, Caroline, Keyes, Katherine M., Carr, Thomas H., Cottler, Linda B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.05.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Alprazolam; Analgesics, Opioid; At risk populations; Convulsions & seizures; Counterfeit; Counterfeit pills; Counterfeiting; Drug and Narcotic Control; Drug Overdose; Drug seizures; Drug trafficking; Fentanyl; Humans; Illicit Drugs - legislation & jurisprudence; Oxycodone; Powder; Powders; Seizures; Trends; United States; Weight; United States; United States > US; Fentanyl; Counterfeit pills; Drug seizures

Prevalence of fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills has been increasing in the US, possibly placing a wider population at risk for unintentional exposure. We aimed to determine whether there have been shifts in the number of fentanyl seizures and in the form of fentanyl seized in the US. We...