{"id":48712,"date":"2022-09-22T18:02:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/washington-experiencing-substantial-increase-in-illicit-fentanyl-use-for-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T18:02:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:02:05","slug":"washington-experiencing-substantial-increase-in-illicit-fentanyl-use-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/washington-experiencing-substantial-increase-in-illicit-fentanyl-use-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Experiencing Substantial Increase in Illicit Fentanyl Use for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\u00a0Millennium Health\u2019s Emerging Threat Intelligence\u2122 Report<\/i> <\/b>Finds King<\/i> and Snohomish Counties Experiencing the Most Significant Increases Statewide<\/i>\n<\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths, primarily due to illicit fentanyl, is being reported across the U.S.1<\/sup> Contributing to these deaths is the proliferation of counterfeit pills often containing fentanyl that are nearly impossible to distinguish from authentic medications.2<\/sup>\n<\/p>\n

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\nAccording to our real-time analysis of urine drug test results, Washington has experienced an increase in fentanyl positivity of<\/b> 867%<\/b> in the first half of 2022 compared to all of 2019, demonstrating an urgent need for education and awareness to protect Washingtonians from the dangers of intended or unintended exposure to fentanyl. The analysis found that all five of the most populated counties in Washington have shown dramatic increases in illicit fentanyl positivity for the first half of 2022 compared to 2019, including:\n<\/p>\n