New drug more deadly than fentanyl surfaces in New York

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New ***** more deadly than fentanyl surfaces in New York

NEW YORK (PIX11) — ***** overdoses in New York are on the rise. More than 3,000 deaths were reported last year alone, with 89% of them linked to the synthetic ***** fentanyl.

Now there is renewed concern over a new ultra-deadly synthetic ***** that’s hitting the streets.

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The ***** is powerful enough to sedate an elephant and just a grain of it is strong enough to ***** a person ingesting it. It’s known as carfentanil. It has been linked to at least seven overdose deaths in the city this year.

Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan is fearful that the number could surge.

She told PIX11 News, “The street ***** market has never been deadlier than it is today. You may buy something that will ***** you.”

Carfentanil is a powdery substance that comes out of China and is filtered into the illicit ***** supply through Mexico. Brennan said undercover agents are stepping up efforts to identify the source and who is selling it. “If it gets out of control as fentanyl has, overdoses could go up even higher than they are now and we’re at record numbers now. A tiny amount of it, a grain can ***** someone,” she said.

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The presence of carfentanil has been seen in all five boroughs, but most seizures of the ***** have been made in Brooklyn, including one in Bushwick.

According to Brennan, “In the seizure some bags contained carfentanil, and the carfentanil was mixed with ********, with fentanyl, *******, with any of the drugs that appear as white powder.” She pointed out, “It’s not the people who use the drugs who are choosing it. They don’t know they’re getting carfentanil mixed into their drugs that will ***** them. It’s coming from the sellers.”

Alarmed by the uptick in overdose cases, both the city and state health departments have issued public health alerts warning against the use of this deadly new ***** being slipped into already dangerous drugs.

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If the facts are frightening enough, the special prosecutor, added another sobering one, “Fentanyl ****** quickly but 100 times more powerful carfentanil ****** much more quickly,” she declared.

The ***** is so powerful, it poses a threat to first responders and law enforcement who touch it by accident. Users exposed to carfentanil can experience dizziness, clammy skin, heart ********, and more. This is a dangerous ***** that could cost you your life.

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