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Feb 6
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing  to discuss the dangers of fentanyl, its impact on communities, and legislative solutions....


Oct 3, 2024
HIDTA Enhancement Act Introduced to Improve Response to Fentanyl
The HIDTA Enhancement Act of 2024 was introduced in the Senate last week by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Sep 19, 2024
Fentanyl Education Resources Available in 13 Languages
In a large-scale effort to make fentanyl and counterfeit pill education resources available to communities, The Addiction Policy Forum...


Sep 27, 2023
Fentanyl Test Strips: What You Need to Know
The staggering increase in drug overdose deaths has been driven largely by the high prevalence of potent synthetic opioids, such as...


Aug 8, 2023
CDC report: Xylazine presence in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increases nearly three-fold
The involvement of xylazine in illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased nearly three-fold over the 3.5-year...

May 23, 2023
Webinar: Innovations to Address the Fentanyl Crisis
This webinar, held by Addiction Policy Forum, discussed recent data on the impact of fentanyl on communities across the country, and new...

May 2, 2023
DEA Alert Issued on Xylazine
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a recent alert about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal...

Mar 16, 2023
Webinar: Treatment Considerations in the Age of Fentanyl
Fentanyl and other high-potency synthetic opioids are increasingly present in the U.S. drug supply. Healthcare systems, treatment...

Feb 10, 2023
Fentanyl Facts and Overdose Risks
New APF eCourse Available Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, were involved in 65% of all overdose deaths in the US by June, 2021,...


Mar 3, 2020
New challenges in the opioid epidemic
New OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities


Jan 27, 2020
Addiction Policy Forum Supports Bill for Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl
Legislation to combat fentanyl and the devastation it causes in our communities nationwide.

Oct 31, 2019
The fentanyl crisis is only getting worse
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl accounted for around 3,000 deaths in 2013—by 2018, they accounted for over 30,000


Apr 25, 2019
Fentanyl-adulterated Cocaine: Strategies to Address the New Normal
Cocaine and fentanyl are proving to be a lethal combination.

Apr 4, 2019
Geographic Distribution of Opioid-Related Mortality in the Third-Wave Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a devastating public health crisis - over 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017 involved an opioid.
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