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Changing Landscape of Fentanyl/Heroin Use and Distribution.

Amadeo J. Pesce, Nicholas Bevins, Keith Tran, Richard Thomas, Kendal Jay Jensen

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OBJECTIVE: To understand the geopolitics of the supply of fentanyl and heroin. RESULTS: In our practice, the percent of fentanyl positive drug tests increased from years 2016 to 2022, but heroin positive drug tests decreased by 80% in the same period. CONCLUSION: Fentanyl has replaced heroin as a street drug for opioid dependent drug users.

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OBJECTIVE: To understand the geopolitics of the supply of fentanyl and heroin. RESULTS: In our practice, the percent of fentanyl positive drug tests increased from years 2016 to 2022, but heroin positive drug tests decreased by 80% in the same period. CONCLUSION: Fentanyl has replaced heroin as a street drug for opioid dependent drug users.

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OBJECTIVE: To understand the geopolitics of the supply of fentanyl and heroin. RESULTS: In our practice, the percent of fentanyl positive drug tests increased from years 2016 to 2022, but heroin positive drug tests decreased by 80% in the same period. CONCLUSION: Fentanyl has replaced heroin as a street drug for opioid dependent drug users.

Key concepts: Fentanyl, Heroin, Opioid, Medicine, Drug, Anesthesia, Pharmacology, Internal medicine

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