TMA 'alarmed' by spike in accidental overdose deaths, points to fentanyl

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Medical Association (TMA) is warning about the dangers of drugs illegally mixed with fentanyl as Texas has seen a dramatic increase in the number of accidental overdose deaths reported. Travis County has not been spared by that trend.
Dr. Max Eckmann, president of the Texas Pain Society (TPS) said as little as two milligrams of fentanyl, which is used to treat severe pain and for advanced-stage cancer, can kill someone. That makes it up to 50 times stronger than h