Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocketed More Than 1,000% Over Five Years In The Us. Here's Who It's Killing

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Deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl skyrocketed more than 1,000% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report released Thursday.

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