Carfentanil: Deadly Opioid's Rise

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Carfentanil Crisis: A Mothers Plea for Change - Michael Nalewajas tragic death from a carfentanil-laced drug mix highlights the growing threat of this potent opioid, ten thousand times stronger than morphine. With Mexican traffickers adding carfentanil to fentanyl to boost supply, overdose deaths tied to it nearly tripled in 2024. Recent busts reveal hund…

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Carfentanil Crisis: A Mothers Plea for Change - Michael Nalewajas tragic death from a carfentanil-laced drug mix highlights the growing threat of this potent opioid, ten thousand times stronger than morphine. With Mexican traffickers adding carfentanil to fentanyl to boost supply, overdose deaths tied to it nearly tripled in 2024. Recent busts reveal hundreds of thousands of carfentanil-laced pills across the U.S., prompting law enforcement to intensify intel efforts and advocates like Michaels

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