How fentanyl is making deadly drugs even deadlier
But it'll take more than a touch to overdose.
By Aparna Nathan July 21, 2017
Opioid
Injection isn't the only way to ingest fentanyl: It can also be absorbed through the skin.
It’s relatively new to America’s drug scene, but in the last few years, its victims have included everyone from musician Prince to a 10-year-old boy in Miami. The culprit is fentanyl, a lesser-known—but incredibly lethal—opioid that has become increasingly prevalent in the United States.
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