A Party Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Is Emerging

Narcan may not work on people who overdose.

Designer drug stronger than fentanyl sparks an 'alarming' overdose trend

Cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid 10 times more potent than fentanyl, is linked to dozens of deaths and is spreading across ...

Knox County continues to see rise in overdoses on new street drug, forensic center says

The Knox County Regional Forensic Center said deaths related to a new street drug continue to rise in East Tennessee and ...

‘Rhino tranq’ detected in St Louis drug supply, raising alarms over overdose risk

Health officials are warning about a dangerous new drug emerging in the U.S. supply—medetomidine, also known on the street as ...
WTKR

Major cocaine bust in Suffolk highlights dangers of street drugs

A mother who lost her son to fentanyl is speaking out about the impact of street drugs, after authorities seized 159 ...

Use of street drug ‘tranq’ grows in Bay State, panel finds, including in WMASS

SPRINGFIELD — Their telltale postures take on different names in law enforcement circles: the “leaners,” “zombie walkers” and the “fentanyl fold.” Users of heroin, fentanyl and xylazine, or “tranq ...
dailyyonder.com

Combatting Drug Crisis and Building Trust with the Community

Dalton Barrett is the program manager for the Edgecombe County EMS Post Overdose Response Team, or PORT. (Photo by Taylor Sisk / Daily Yonder) “Don Julio.” “AT&T.” “Ruby Tuesday.” “Call of Duty.” ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Philly police commissioner talks stopping drug gangs after major Kensington bust

A massive federal takedown of 33 alleged members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization in October was one of the biggest in years. With the dozens arrested and this violent drug market ...