The Brief
- Cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid, has been found in Chicago’s drug supply.
- The drug may require multiple doses of naloxone to reverse an overdose.
- A health expert says people may unknowingly take it in cocaine, heroin or counterfeit pills.
CHICAGO – A highly potent synthetic opioid is showing up in Chicago-area drugs, raising concerns about accidental overdoses and the limits of current test strips.
Cychlorphine found in Chicago
What we know:
Cychlorphine is an opioid made in a laboratory. Jon Schultz, an advanced practice provider at Rush University Medical Center, said it is “much more potent than other opioids, even more potent than fentanyl.”
Schultz said the drug has already been found in Chicago’s drug supply, including cocaine, heroin and counterfeit prescription pills.…