New synthetic opioid stronger than fentanyl raises alarms in Georgia

ATLANTA, Ga. — A new synthetic opioid spreading across the Southeast may be stronger than fentanyl and harder to detect, experts warn.

Law enforcement says they haven’t seen it in Georgia yet, but they’re watching closely. They call it the next step in the synthetic opioid arms race.

Cychlorphine is a new synthetic opioid raising alarms across the Southeast. It’s already tied to deaths near Georgia. The fear is it hits the supply without warning and people collapse before help gets there…

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