9 June 2017
Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath
By Mallory Locklear
The US opioid epidemic may be getting even worse. Preliminary data suggests overdoses are soaring, while law enforcement officials have been warned about the dangers of fentanyl after it caused a police officer to collapse.
In a speech this week, the US Drug Enforcement Administration deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein noted preliminary data suggesting drug overdose deaths rose nearly 20 per cent in 2016, compared with the previous year. Official rates won’t be available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until later this year, but data compiled by the New York Times suggests overdose deaths in the US probably exceeded 59,000 in 2016.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2134181-police-warned-of-drug-so-powerful-it-can-kill-in-one-breath/
