{"id":5793,"date":"2021-10-14T21:03:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T02:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:05:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T02:05:31","slug":"dea-public-safety-alert-one-pill-can-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/dea-public-safety-alert-one-pill-can-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"DEA Public Safety Alert &#8211; One Pill Can Kill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>DEA Public Safety Alert &#8211; One Pill Can Kill<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Published on:<\/strong> October 14, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On September 27, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.dea.gov\/alert\/sharp-increase-fake-prescription-pills-containing-fentanyl-and-meth\">Public Safety Alert<\/a> to warn the American public of the alarming increase in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and meth. These counterfeit pills are easy to purchase, widely available, and often contain deadly doses of fentanyl. DEA warns that pills purchased outside of a licensed pharmacy are illegal, dangerous, and potentially lethal. This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by physicians dispensed by pharmacists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, last year more than 93,000 people died of overdoses in the United States, marking the largest number of drug-related deaths ever recorded in a year. Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid most commonly found in counterfeit pills, is the primary driver of this alarming increase in overdose deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this significant pubic safety threat, visit the DEA\u2019s web page <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.dea.gov\/alert\/sharp-increase-fake-prescription-pills-containing-fentanyl-and-meth\">https:\/\/admin.dea.gov\/alert\/sharp-increase-fake-prescription-pills-containing-fentanyl-and-meth<\/a> and view the two attachments \u2018One Pill Can Kill Press Release\u2019 and the \u2018DEA Fact Sheet on Counterfeit Pills\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to please share the press release and the fact sheet with friends, family and members of your community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/USDOT\/2021\/10\/05\/file_attachments\/1957350\/2021-09-27_%20OPCK%20Press%20Release%20Final.pdf\">2021-09-27_ OPCK Press Release Final.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/USDOT\/2021\/10\/05\/file_attachments\/1957351\/Counterfeit_Pill_Fact%20Card.pdf\">Counterfeit_Pill_Fact Card.pdf<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an alarming increase in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and meth.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DEA Public Safety Alert - One Pill Can Kill - Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/dea-public-safety-alert-one-pill-can-kill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DEA Public Safety Alert - One Pill Can Kill - Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is an alarming increase in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and meth.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/dea-public-safety-alert-one-pill-can-kill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-15T02:03:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-15T02:05:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rae Farley\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rae Farley\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/dea-public-safety-alert-one-pill-can-kill\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/dea-public-safety-alert-one-pill-can-kill\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rae Farley\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/#\/schema\/person\/89c541d2bf5fe780f2a5dffc0d0d791d\"},\"headline\":\"DEA Public Safety Alert &#8211; 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