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Scripps Research Redesigns Fentanyl to Make It Safer

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Jonathan Dumke, a senior forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration, holds a container of fentanyl pills at a DEA research laboratory on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Northern Virginia. (Mark Schiefelbein) Fentanyl has been used to treat severe pain since the 1960s. However, this potent synthetic opioid has also become a leading cause of addiction and overdose deaths. Last year, San Diego County recorded 320 fentanyl overdose deaths.
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Jonathan Dumke, a senior forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration, holds a container of fentanyl pills at a DEA research laboratory on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Northern Virginia. (Mark Schiefelbein) Fentanyl has been used to treat severe pain since the 1960s. However, this potent synthetic opioid has also become a leading cause of addiction and overdose deaths. Last year, San Diego County recorded 320 fentanyl overdose deaths.

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KPBS broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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