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fentanyl

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid behind a large share of US overdose deaths.

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102 linked stories in all years we hold

The earliest story we hold is from Nov 11, 2021.

Stories involving fentanyl1 named story in 2026

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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 1 left, 4 center, 1 right, 1% of the sources that published that week · 7 articles

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Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 202610351313012%
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Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 202614171%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

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71 left · 91 center · 49 right: 211 sources on the spectrum, across 102 linked stories.

Everything else14 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about fentanyl that are not part of any story yet

  1. Oct 15– 16Illegal migrant pulled over for speeding allegedly had enough fentanyl in truck to kill millions7 articles · 6 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 5 right
  2. Sep 30Fentanyl seized after 2 lead Oakland Police, THP on chase2 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 21– 22Three arrested after search finds over 33 grams of fentanyl in Ardmore2 articles · 2 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 8– 9American man shows up at border with meth, fentanyl and heroin6 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  5. Aug 21– 22From crisis to comeback: how Trump’s war on fentanyl cut deaths by more than 10,0005 articles · 4 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  6. May 20– 23Three dead and 18 first responders sickened by apparent fentanyl exposure in New Mexico37 articles · 20 sources
    4 left, 7 center, 7 right
  7. May 6– 7Feds seize $10M worth of fentanyl, arrest 18 in MacArthur Park drug raid9 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  8. Mar 23Police: Fentanyl found in packaging of Barbie Dolls at Missouri store11 articles · 3 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  9. Feb 26Lisa Rinna says she was drugged with fentanyl at 'The Traitors' premiere party5 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

Stories that name fentanyl

  1. Aug 27– 28Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown10 articles · 10 sources
    3 left, 4 center, 2 right
  2. Jul 20– 22Mexican Sinaloa cartel drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, sentenced to life in prison, denounces violence72 articles · 51 sources
    12 left, 23 center, 12 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 9Joliet mother charged two years after 12-year-old daughter's fentanyl overdose death3 articles · 3 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 6– 7Austin man charged with murder in fentanyl overdose death of construction worker2 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 13Fentanyl, a Reagan ad and a near deal: Trump's trade war with Canada6 articles · 3 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right