Stories Related to Fentanyl Now America's Deadliest Drug, Federal Health Officials Say

USA TODAY, El Paso Times
Wed, 12/12/2018 - 11:11am

Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, federal health officials announced Wednesday, with over 18,000 overdose deaths in 2016.

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