For Colorado parents that want what’s best for their children, they take great care to protect them; that’s why it’s so heartbreaking when drugs become a problem.
Deadly Carfentanil Drug Enters Colorado
While I think we’ve all heard of fentanyl, and how many, many people have overdosed on it, I don’t think many have heard of carfentanil. As if fentanyl isn’t scary enough, here comes a drug into Colorado that’s 100x stronger.
Carfentanil (which can look like cocaine or heroin) was first synthesized in 1974 and introduced into veterinary medicine in 1986.
Carfentanil, according to the Department of Justice, is very powerful opioid that is 10,000 times stronger than morphine. The thought of people seeking it out for a “high” can make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
In November of 2024, according to Denver 7, the DEA seized 250,000 carfentanil pills on the Western Slop of Colorado. A quarter-million of these elephant (and other large animals) tranquilizers making their way into the Centennial State is frightening…