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'Novel synthetic opioids' detected in RI's illicit drug supply

Summary by WPRI 12
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Health is alerting medical professionals to the recent detection of novel synthetic opioids in the state's drug supply. In an health care professional advisory issued Wednesday, the Health Department warned that a number of illicit drug samples tested positive for a variety of novel synthetic opioids, including carfentanil, nitazenes and spirochlorphine. RELATED: Providence’s safe inj…

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WPRI 12 broke the news in East Providence, United States on Friday, April 18, 2025.
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