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Officials Raise Awareness on New Drug, More Potent than Fentanyl

Officials say the emerging synthetic opioid may evade routine hospital screens and fentanyl test strips while contributing to recent overdose deaths nationwide.

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An emerging synthetic opioid is raising concerns among law enforcement and medical officials because it may not be detected by commonly used drug tests and is significantly more potent than fentanyl.

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Cychlorphine, an ultra-powerful synthetic opioid, begins to make its first overdose victims in the United States and Europe

·Levallois-Perret, France
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SAN FRANCISCO - A new, extremely dangerous synthetic substance is spreading around the world, making even the feared fentanyl pale in comparison. According to experts, the drug called cyclochlorfin is up to ten times more effective than the current king of dangerous opioids, and only a microscopic amount of it is enough to kill a person. While dozens of victims are already being reported in the US, the silent killer is increasingly gaining groun…

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20 Minutes broke the news in Levallois-Perret, France on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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