CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states
Health officials are warning about a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl that has caused deaths in 37 states in recent years. The drug, called carfentanil, is a derivative of fentanyl that was designed to tranquilize elephants, and is the most potent commercial opioid on the market. There were 513 overdoses from carfentanil between …