Street dealers switch to opioids more potent than fentanyl

Street dealers switch to opioids more potent than fentanyl

(The Center Square) – Street dealers across the U.S. are adding potent synthetic opioids to drug supplies in what federal officials say could be another deadly chapter in the nation's

Street Dealers Switch to Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Street dealers across the U.S. are adding potent synthetic opioids to drug supplies in what federal officials say could be another deadly chapter in the nation’s opioid epidemic. Cases across the country highlight the dangers. A 27-year-old Florida dealer who went by the nickname “Draco” sold batches of pills he said contained oxycodone to undercover agents. Some the pills had no drugs in them at all. Other batches only conta…