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A New Opioid Threat Is Killing Americans — and One Narcan Dose Probably Isn't Enough

You’ve probably heard that overdose deaths are down across most of America. This is very good news. But sadly, in some parts of the nation, the dream is starting to look more like a nightmare.

The culprit? A class of synthetic opioids known as nitazenes.


 
 
 

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