Causes, Nature and Toxicology of Fentanyl-Analogues Associated Fatalities: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series

• Published in: Journal of pain research Vol. 14; pp. 2601 - 2614
• Main Authors: Rauf, Umaani, Ali, Majid, Dehele, Inderpal, Paudyal, Vibhu, Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan, Cheema, Ejaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Case reports; case series; Case studies; Cocaine; Demography; Drug addiction; Drug dealing; Drug overdose; Drug traffic; Drugs; Fatalities; Fentanyl; fentanyl-analogues; Health aspects; Heroin; Law enforcement; Morphine; Mortality; Narcotics; Opioids; Overdose; Pain; Patient satisfaction; Prescription drugs; Public health; Review; Systematic review; Toxicology; Trends; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; United States > US; Europe; fentanyl-analogues; case reports; systematic review; case series; fatalities

Mortalities due to fentanyl derivatives are on the rise with novel fentanyl analogues and still emerging on the global illicit drug market. They are highly potent and very fatal in low doses, yet there has been a lack of systematic research surrounding this subject. This review aims to assess the ca...