Understanding America's Surge in Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
2019
This research brief from RAND Corporation assesses the rise of fentanyl in the United States, a synthetic opioid linked to sharp increases in overdose deaths in the U.S. The report assesses the past, present, and potential future of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, presenting key findings on fentanyl-involved overdose deaths, geographic regions with the most overdoses involving synthetic opioids, and recommended policy responses looking to the future.
Understanding America's Surge in Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
Source:
Pardo B et al. Understanding America's Surge in Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids. RAND Corporation 2019. DOI: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10091.html.