fentanyl
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid behind a large share of US overdose deaths.
102 linked stories in all years we hold
The earliest story we hold is from Nov 11, 2021.
Stories involving fentanyl0 named stories in 2024
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Week of Dec 16, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024: 0 left, 4 center, 2 right, 3% of the sources that published that week · 6 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 - Jan 14, 2024 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 7% |
| Jan 15, 2024 - Jan 21, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 22, 2024 - Jan 28, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 29, 2024 - Feb 4, 2024 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 12% |
| Feb 5, 2024 - Feb 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 12, 2024 - Feb 18, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 19, 2024 - Feb 25, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 26, 2024 - Mar 3, 2024 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 6% |
| Mar 4, 2024 - Mar 10, 2024 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4% |
| Mar 11, 2024 - Mar 17, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 18, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 25, 2024 - Mar 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 1, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 9% |
| Apr 8, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 15, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 9% |
| Apr 22, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 29, 2024 - May 5, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 6, 2024 - May 12, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 13, 2024 - May 19, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 20, 2024 - May 26, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 27, 2024 - Jun 2, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 3, 2024 - Jun 9, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 10, 2024 - Jun 16, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 17, 2024 - Jun 23, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 24, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 7, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 8, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 15, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 22, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 29, 2024 - Aug 4, 2024 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 7% |
| Aug 5, 2024 - Aug 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 19, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 26, 2024 - Sep 1, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 2, 2024 - Sep 8, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 6% |
| Sep 16, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 23, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 6, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 7, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 14, 2024 - Oct 20, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 21, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 28, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 4, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 17, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 18, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 25, 2024 - Dec 1, 2024 | 19 | 27 | 17 | 145 | 35% |
| Dec 2, 2024 - Dec 8, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 5% |
| Dec 9, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 16, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3% |
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Whole record, all years we hold
71 left · 91 center · 49 right: 211 sources on the spectrum, across 102 linked stories.
Everything else12 updates in 2024 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about fentanyl that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 20– 21Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Multnomah County6 articles · 6 sources0 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Dec 4– 5Trump effect? Mexico makes largest fentanyl bust ever20 articles · 14 sources2 left, 6 center, 4 right
- Jul 31Biden to call on Congress and agencies to take action aimed at curbing flow of fentanyl19 articles · 17 sources3 left, 10 center, 4 right
- Apr 16– 17House panel: China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel U.S. crisis28 articles · 23 sources7 left, 8 center, 8 right
- Apr 2Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks35 articles · 28 sources11 left, 11 center, 3 right
- Jan 31Fentanyl state of emergency declared in downtown Portland, Oregon28 articles · 21 sources3 left, 10 center, 8 right
- Jan 29– 30U.S. and China launch talks on fentanyl trafficking in a sign of cooperation amid differences13 articles · 12 sources3 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Jan 11– 12Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony33 articles · 18 sources3 left, 8 center, 6 right
Stories that name fentanyl
- Nov 26– 28Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs35 articles · 31 sources8 left, 15 center, 6 right
- Nov 26– 27Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office117 articles · 62 sources19 left, 24 center, 16 right
- Sep 12Dealers' paradise? How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills19 articles · 14 sources3 left, 10 center, 1 right
- Feb 28– Mar 5Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill's future is now in the governor's hands31 articles · 23 sources4 left, 10 center, 8 right