Editing Fentanyl (section)

=== Prevention ===
[[File:Fentanyl-test-strip.jpg|thumb|Fentanyl test strip and an instruction manual on reading the result]]
[[File:Fentanyl_Test_Strip_Tutorial.webm|thumb|Fentanyl Test Strip Tutorial]]

Public health advisories to prevent fentanyl misuse and fatal overdose have been issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). An initial HAN Advisory, also known as a Health Alert Network Advisory ("provides vital, time-sensitive information for a specific incident or situation; warrants immediate action or attention by health officials, laboratorians, clinicians, and members of the public; and conveys the highest level of importance") was issued during October 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Increases in Fentanyl Drug Confiscations and Fentanyl-related Overdose Fatalities HAN 00384 |work=Health Alert Network |url=https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00384.asp |publisher=U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=15 October 2015 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221170401/https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00384.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> A subsequent HAN Alert was issued in July 2018, warning of rising numbers of deaths due to fentanyl abuse and mixing with non-opioids.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rising Numbers of Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs, Including Carfentanil, and Increased Usage and Mixing with Non-opioids – 00413 |work=Health Alert Network (HAN) |url=https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00413.asp |publisher=U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=11 July 2018 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221170401/https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00413.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> A December 2020 HAN Advisory warned of:

<blockquote>substantial increases in drug overdose deaths across the United States, primarily driven by rapid increases in overdose deaths involving ... illicitly manufactured fentanyl; a concerning acceleration of the increase in drug overdose deaths, with the largest increase recorded from March 2020 to May 2020, coinciding with the implementation of widespread mitigation measures for the COVID-19 pandemic; significant increases in overdose deaths involving methamphetamine.<ref name="HAN438">{{cite web |title=Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses Across the United States Driven by Synthetic Opioids Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic – HAN 00438 – Health Alert Network Advisory |url=https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020/han00438.asp |publisher=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220222711/https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020/han00438.asp |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>

81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred during the 12 months from May 2019 to May 2020, the largest number of drug overdoses for a 12-month interval ever recorded for the U.S. The CDC recommended the following four actions to counter this rise:<ref name="HAN438" />
# Local need to expand the distribution and use of naloxone and overdose prevention education,
# Expand awareness, access, and availability of treatment for substance use disorders,
# Intervene early with individuals at the highest risk for overdose, and
# improve detection of overdose outbreaks to facilitate more effective response.<ref name="HAN438" /><ref>{{cite web |date=2 October 2021 |title=Fentanyl {{!}} CDC's Response to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic {{!}} CDC |url=https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/basics/fentanyl.html |access-date=27 April 2022 |publisher=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428125143/https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/basics/fentanyl.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Another initiative is a [[social media]] campaign from the United States [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA) called "One Pill Can Kill".<ref name=onepill>{{cite web |title=One Pill Can Kill |url=https://www.dea.gov/onepill |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=U.S. [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115200822/https://www.dea.gov/onepill |url-status=live}}</ref> This social media campaign's goal is to spread awareness of the prevalence of counterfeit pills that are being sold in America that is leading to the large overdose epidemic in America. This campaign also shows the difference between counterfeit pills and real pills.