The agency describes fentanyl-related mass-overdose events as three or more overdoses occurring close in time and proximity. Seven cities have experienced such events in recent months, involving 58 overdoses and 29 deaths.
The DEA said mass-overdose events often occur when people unknowingly purchase and use drugs containing fentanyl.
“This is creating a frightening nationwide trend where many overdose victims are dying after unknowingly ingesting fentanyl,” the DEA said.
View the agency’s full warning here.
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