Between 2016 and 2017, North Carolina overdose deaths due to methamphetamine increased at a higher rate than the opioid overdose death rate. However, the absolute number of methamphetamine deaths represented less than 10% of the number of opioid-related overdose deaths. The number of methamphetamine deaths rose by 49.5%, from 109 in 2016 to 163 in 2017. The number of opioid-related deaths rose by 25.4%, from 1,584 in 2016 to 1,986 in 2017.
CDC Health Advisory: Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug...
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