New drug more powerful than fentanyl pops up in East Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Officials in Knoxville are warning that a new drug has suddenly popped up in East Tennessee that is more deadly than fentanyl.

It is an opioid called N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, or cychlorphine for short.

The Knox County Regional Forensic Center blames it for a rash of overdoses in the region, including one in McMinn County…

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