{"id":2540,"date":"2015-10-27T11:35:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2015-10-27T11:35:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T15:35:32","slug":"fentanyl-cdc-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/fentanyl-cdc-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Fentanyl CDC Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Drug 
Enforcement Administration (DEA) are investigating recent increases in 
fentanyl-related unintentional overdose fatalities in multiple states 
across the U.S. In light of this the CDC has issued a Health Advisory to:
1) Alert public health departments, health care providers, first 
responders, and medical examiners and coroners to the possibility of 
additional fentanyl-related unintentional overdose increases in other 
jurisdictions,
2) Provide recommendations for improving detection of fentanyl-related 
overdose outbreaks and,
3) Encourage states to expand access to naloxone and training for 
administering naloxone to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
Although pharmaceutical fentanyl can be diverted for misuse, most cases of 
fentanyl-related morbidity and mortality have been linked to illicitly 
manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, collectively referred to as 
non-pharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF).NPF is sold via illicit drug markets for 
its heroin-like effect and often mixed with heroin and\/or cocaine as a 
combination product with or without the user\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s knowledge to increase its 
euphoric effects. While NPF-related overdoses can be reversed with 
naloxone, a higher dose or multiple number of doses per overdose event may 
be required to revive a patient due to the high potency of NPF.
Fentanyl poses a significant danger to public health workers, first 
responders, and law enforcement personnel that may unwittingly come into 
contact with it either by absorbing through the skin or accidental 
inhalation of airborne powder.
In the Health Advisory, the CDC suggests the following actions in response 
to increases in fentanyl-related overdose deaths:
  * Improve detection of fentanyl outbreaks to facilitate effective response.
  * Expand Use of Naloxone. Naloxone is a safe and effective antidote to all 
opioid-related overdoses, including heroin and fentanyl, and is a critical 
tool in preventing fatal opioid overdoses. Depending on state and local 
laws, this medication can potentially be administered effectively by EMS, 
law enforcement, people at high risk for overdose, or family and friend 
bystanders who have obtained the medication.
For additional information read the entire Health Advisory at the link 
below.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Drug  Enforcement Administration (DEA) are investigating recent increases in  fentanyl-related unintentional overdose fatalities in multiple states  across the U.S. In light of this the CDC has issued a Health Advisory to: 1) Alert public health departments, health care providers, first  responders, and medical examiners and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2541,"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540\/revisions\/2541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midstateems.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}