Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyls: A Global Threat

This report outlines the statistics and facts relating to Fentanyls. Hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills, some containing deadly amounts of fentanylsa have been introduced into U.S. drug markets, exacerbating the fentanyl and opioid crisis. The sudden arrival of wholesale amounts of counterfeit prescription drugs containing fentanyls will result in an increase in overdoses, deaths, and opiate-dependent individuals.

Publisher: DEA

Published: July 2016 (9 pages)

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