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Since 2010 , overdoses involving both stimulants and fentanyl have increased 50-fold .
Polysubstance overdoses account for 32% of U.S. overdoses in 2021 and nearly 35,000 deaths, study says.
People who use drugs can protect themselves by using test strips to check for the presence of fentanyl in other drugs.
In the northeast, fentanyl tends to be combined with cocaine, while in the south and west it is more likely to be mixed with methamphetamine.
The Northeast has a well-entrenched pattern of illicit cocaine use that has so far resisted the takeover by methamphetamine.
It's important that the overdose antidote Narcan is made widely available in places where people use drugs.
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