The Emerging Role of Toxic Adulterants in Street Drugs in the US Illicit Opioid Crisis

Public Health Rep. 2020 Jan;135(1):6-10. doi: 10.1177/0033354919887741. Epub 2019 Nov 18.
No abstract available

Keywords: adulterants; cocaine; illicit fentanyl; opioid crisis; opioids; pharmacological active components.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / poisoning
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Drug Overdose / epidemiology
  • Fentanyl / toxicity
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Illicit Drugs / chemistry*
  • Illicit Drugs / toxicity*
  • Opioid Epidemic / trends*
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Prescription Drugs / administration & dosage
  • Prescription Drugs / poisoning
  • Residence Characteristics
  • United States

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Illicit Drugs
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Fentanyl