Sep 14, 2023 · One way people who use drugs can protect themselves is by using test strips to check for the presence of fentanyl in other drugs. The mixture of stimulants like cocaine and …

Jul 21, 2023 · A new CDC report finds that stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamines are being laced with opioids driving an increase in fatal overdoses.

Jan 20, 2025 · If you or someone you care about are taking fentanyl and cocaine, it’s important to understand the associated risks and know how to seek help for polysubstance misuse.

Mar 8, 2024 · About a quarter of fentanyl-positive specimens contained cocaine, 17 percent included heroin, and just 7 percent showed prescription opioids.

Mar 29, 2018 · The powerful opioid fentanyl is showing up in batches of cocaine, threatening a new wave of opioid overdoses. Some doctors, drug users and law enforcement wonder if the …

Jan 3, 2025 · The mix of stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines with fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times as powerful as heroin — is driving what experts call the opioid …

Sep 14, 2023 · Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are calling a fourth wave of the …

Apr 2, 2024 · It is commonly mixed with drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine and made into pills that are made to resemble other prescription opioids. Drugs mixed with fentanyl …

Oct 1, 2021 · Read on for four potentially life-saving facts about fentanyl and why it’s so dangerous when mixed with other drugs like cocaine. Illegal fentanyl may be surreptitiously …

Fentanyl, a short-acting opioid with a potency 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, is associated with an increased risk of fatal overdose [1]. Beginning in 2015, the rate of fatal …