This 2017 data brief from the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System compares trends in synthetic opioid overdose deaths in 5 states to trends in law enforcement reports on fentanyl and prescriptions for fentanyl in those states. A product of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Evidence at Brandeis University.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prescription Behavior Surveillance System Issue Brief
A 2017 data analysis of trends in overdose from synthetic opioids in 5 states