Deaths from illicit drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl spike in past year, CDC warns

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  • Source: BPR
  • 12/11/2024
A threat 100 times deadlier than fentanyl has seen a renewed spike, prompting the CDC to issue a warning about the fatal reemergence.

Contrasted with the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policies, President-elect Donald Trump’s no-nonsense approach to law and order has already prompted responses from neighbors well in advance of his inauguration. The potential to curb trafficking, especially of drugs, comes at a critical time as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning about a spike in carfentanil deaths, a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

A report issued late last week detailed how, like the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, the presence of illegally manufactured fentanyls (IMFs) such as carfentanil have spread across the country under the incumbents’ watch.

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