Synthetic Opioid Linked To 6 County Deaths In 6 Weeks

MILLERSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Authorities say the synthetic opioid carfentanil has been responsible for at least six deaths in a Maryland county over a six-week period.
The Capital Gazette reports Anne Arundel County police say that six men between the ages of 19 and 54 died between April 1 and May 14 from overdoses on drugs the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined to include carfentanil.
The Drug Enforcement Administration considers the opioid to be 10,000 times more potent tha