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A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis

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A wave of homemade synthetic drugs, particularly fentanyl mixed with animal tranquilizers, is deepening the opioid crisis across the United States, with overdose deaths shifting toward stimulant users unaware of contamination.

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The BBC collects testimonies from drug users, traffickers, prison staff and rehabilitation centre workers

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A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis

BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.

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The BBC collects testimonies from consumers, traffickers, prison staff and rehabilitation center workers, while the country is fighting a deadly new drug epidemic.

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A country with a serious problem of substance addiction that no longer finds answers to the dangerous drugs that are made even in homes

According to BBC reports from Ohio and Chicago, the overdose crisis in the US is intensifying again with mixtures of fentanyl and other animal tranquilizers, as well as homemade synthetic drugs. The overdose antidote naloxone is ineffective against these mixtures.

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MSNBCTV NEWS broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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