Powerful New Chinese Opioid Intensifies Crisis: Carfentanil linked to at least 700 deaths

By |2021-11-11T17:14:28-08:00February 18th, 2017|Brief Bulletins from the Field, We Know Psychiatry|

Carfentanil, an opioid said to be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, has been tied to at least 700 deaths in numerous states. Worst hit include Michigan, Florida, and Ohio, according to data compiled by US authorities. Carfentanil was originally intended to sedate large animals, such as elephants, and is [...]