All articles tagged with #synthetic drug
A Riverside man died from an overdose of carfentanil, a synthetic drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl, which has been linked to a rise in overdose deaths. Carfentanil, used in veterinary anesthesia, is increasingly entering illicit markets and is difficult to detect, posing significant risks to public health. Officials urge caution, naloxone use, and awareness to combat this dangerous trend.
A new synthetic drug called 'kush' containing human bones is causing a devastating addiction crisis in Sierra Leone, leading to around a dozen deaths weekly and prompting dealers to rob graves to meet demand. Priced at 20p a joint, the highly addictive drug is openly sold and smoked on the streets, leaving users looking like 'zombies.' The drug, made from toxic chemicals, herbs, cannabis, disinfectant, and human bone fragments, has led to a surge in addiction-related admissions at the country's psychiatric hospital, but limited resources make follow-up treatment difficult.