Notes from the Field: Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene - Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020-August 2021

Overview

Journal MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

Date 2022 Jan 27

PMID 35085219

Authors

Jordan Trecki

Roy R Gerona

Ross Ellison

Chris Thomas

Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan

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