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. 2022 Sep 30;71(39):1239-1240.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7139a3.

Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl - United States, July 2020-June 2021

Jessica Bitting, Julie O'Donnell, Christine L Mattson

Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl - United States, July 2020-June 2021

Jessica Bitting et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Number of para-fluorofentanyl–involved drug overdose deaths and percentage co-involved with illicitly manufactured fentanyl — State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System, United States, July 2020–June 2021 Abbreviation: IMF = illicitly manufactured fentanyl. * IMF excludes fentanyl analogs.
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