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Deaths from drug overdose reach new record in San Diego

Saturday, October 27, 2018 14:51

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Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat -thanks Neal from Frontera

Deaths from drug overdoses reached new records in San Diego County with a total of 527 fatalities recorded in 2017.

The main cause of overdose deaths was the misuse of prescription drugs with 273 cases, which reached a new record, according to a report from San Diego County, which was published this Friday.

The previous record of deaths due to the misuse of prescription drugs was in 2012, when there were 268 deaths of this type.

The deaths due to the misuse of controlled drugs had an increase of 8% in 2017 compared to 2016, the report indicates, when there were 253 deaths of this type.

The use of heroin was the second leading cause of death from drug overdose in 2017 with 86 cases, although it was a decrease from the 91 cases registered in 2016.

Deaths caused by the use of fentanyl also reached a new record last year with 84 cases, which was a big increase compared to the 33 deaths registered in 2016 for this drug.

“We have seen a steady increase in the number of deaths from overdoses caused by fentanyl,” said the forensic office manager, Glenn Wagner.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, and 25 to 50 times stronger than heroin, even in small amounts.

According to health authorities, up to two milligrams of fentanyl can cause death.

Source: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2018/10/deaths-from-drug-overdose-reach-new.html

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