New drug hitting the streets of Chicago... (<---- link to youtube video)
DEA warns of dangers of new synthetic opioid (<-----link to news article)
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An alert has now been issued about a dangerous and deadly new drug hitting Chicago streets.
It's called cychlorphine, and it is a synthetic opioid described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl. It's now showing up in the Illinois illicit drug supply.
The I-Team has learned it's already been attributed to at least one death, a man from Will County, who died in Chicago.
Cychlorphine joins a vicious and deadly carousel of drugs cycling in and out of the Chicago area.
In an exclusive interview, Todd Smith, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, said the unpredictable and lethal emerging drug is so new, it's nearly impossible to test for on the street.
"It's extremely concerning because we've made progress. There's been a significant reduction in overdose deaths and poisonings throughout the Chicagoland area. And it's concerning that we're seeing this new substance entering the illicit drug supply," he said.
Cychlorphine's potency makes any encounter with it potentially catastrophic...... click the link to read the full article.
DEA warns of dangers of new synthetic opioid (<-----link to news article)
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An alert has now been issued about a dangerous and deadly new drug hitting Chicago streets.
It's called cychlorphine, and it is a synthetic opioid described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl. It's now showing up in the Illinois illicit drug supply.
The I-Team has learned it's already been attributed to at least one death, a man from Will County, who died in Chicago.
Cychlorphine joins a vicious and deadly carousel of drugs cycling in and out of the Chicago area.
In an exclusive interview, Todd Smith, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, said the unpredictable and lethal emerging drug is so new, it's nearly impossible to test for on the street.
"It's extremely concerning because we've made progress. There's been a significant reduction in overdose deaths and poisonings throughout the Chicagoland area. And it's concerning that we're seeing this new substance entering the illicit drug supply," he said.
Cychlorphine's potency makes any encounter with it potentially catastrophic...... click the link to read the full article.
