Most fentanyl users have meth, heroin or some other drug in their systems, according to a massive study of drug tests released Tuesday that reveals the complex nature of the crisis.
Millennium Health said the rate of tests with multiple substances increased over the pandemic period, up 60% between 2019 and 2022. About 83% of fentanyl-positive specimens during that period had at least one other drug, and 43% were positive for at least two other substances.
For example, a nonopioid animal sedative known as xylazine, or tranq, is showing up with alarming frequency as users try to extend the euphoria they get from an opioid high. Millennium Health has partnerships with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Ohio Department of Public Safety, among others, to provide timely data on drug use.
“The growth in the West is relative to a smaller base than we’ve seen in the East — that’s why the percents are so high,” Mr. Humphreys said. “But what’s going on is the continued spread of fentanyl from its former home east of the Mississippi to western cities and towns.” “These findings suggest that America doesn’t just face one fentanyl problem — it faces several,” said Angela Huskey, a senior vice president and chief clinical officer at Millennium Health.
Roughly 70,000 of the 107,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2021 were tied at least in part to fentanyl.
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