A powerful synthetic drug that has already caused overdose deaths in eastern Tennessee has now been detected in central Kentucky, prompting officials to raise the alarm.
State homeland security officials discovered the drug, known as cychlorphine, in central Kentucky. The synthetic opioid is approximately 10 times stronger than fentanyl and poses a significant challenge to harm reduction efforts in the region.
John Moses, harm reduction team leader at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, said the drug has a long history — but never reached consumers through legitimate channels…