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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....
Feb 6


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)
Oct 3, 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 19, 2024


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...
Sep 27, 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...
Aug 8, 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 23, 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...
May 2, 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...
Mar 16, 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,...
Feb 10, 2023


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


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

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
Oct 31, 2019


Fentanyl-adulterated Cocaine: Strategies to Address the New Normal
Cocaine and fentanyl are proving to be a lethal combination.
Apr 25, 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.
Apr 4, 2019
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