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An opioid more deadly than fentanyl found in Seattle

Thanatos at Work? –

November 11, 20`9 – “It’s even that much more strong than fentanyl, you need even less of it to get people high or kill people on it,” Banta-Green said. The DEA says carfentanil is sold as a white powdery substance, or in pill form, and is often combined with other drugs like heroin.

The state crime lab discovered traces of carfentanil in a syringe mixed with other drugs at an unauthorized homeless camp near Seattle’s Fremont Troll and the Aurora Bridge. It’s where five people overdosed on the same day in January — all survived. It is unknown if carfentanil is connected to those overdoses. The unauthorized camp was shut down by the city. Seattle’s Navigation Team offered housing to the homeless living there.

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