Deaths from Fentanyl Overdoses Double in a Single Year

The report, from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, used a new method to examine drug overdose deaths in the United States. Traditionally, government researchers have used specific codes that are placed on death certificates to analyze causes of death in the population. So in the new report, the researchers developed a way to analyze the actual text on death certificates, including notes written by the medical examiner or coroner.