Fentanyl

Fentanyl seized by the Calgary Police Service drug unit is displayed in this 2015 file photo. Postmedia Archives Fentanyl deaths continue to drop in Alberta, with the number of fatal overdoses falling for the second straight reporting period.In the first three months of this year, 137 people...

Fentanyl pills photographed at Calgary Police headquarters. Gavin Young / Postmedia Drugs charges connected with trafficking fentanyl on the dark web were withdrawn Friday against a Calgary man who is serving time in the U.S. on similar charges.Defence lawyer Ian McKay told Court of Queen’s Bench Justice...

A photograph of heroin and fentanyl is displayed during a news conference the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A photograph of heroin and fentanyl is displayed during a news conference the U.S. Capitol...

Opioid overdose deaths are on the rise across the country. Now health officials are seeing that same trend with synthetic opioids like fentanyl.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number has skyrocketed from 1,663 deaths in 2011 to 18,335 in 2016.  ...