In the three years
since, the number of overdose deaths involving fentanyl has skyrocketed at a rate that outpaces deaths from any other opioid, including heroin, hydrocodone, and
oxycodone.
Watkins concluded that: «The implications for people taking opioids like morphine,
oxycodone and methadone are great,
since we show the short - term decision to take such opioids can have devastating consequences of making pain worse and longer lasting.