Doctors find carfentanyl in autopsies
Synthetic opioid is 100 times stronger than fentanyl By Associated Press
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SEATTLE Doctors at a county medical examiner’s office in Washington have discovered a synthetic opioid in their community that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl.
The doctors at the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s office found the drug carfentanyl during autopsies on overdose victims, KING-TV reported Friday.
“This does pose a risk and a danger to our community,” Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Kevin Hester said. “We’re kind of seeing carfentanyl in its infancy here in Whatcom County, and we expect it to take on a growing precedence.”
Washington state doctors find carfentanyl in autopsies
April 3, 2021
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SEATTLE (AP) Doctors at a county medical examiner s office in Washington state have discovered a synthetic opioid in their community that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl.
The doctors at the Whatcom County Medical Examiner s office found the drug carfentanyl during autopsies on overdose victims, KING-TV reported Friday.
“This does pose a risk and a danger to our community,” Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Kevin Hester said. “We’re kind of seeing carfentanyl in its infancy here in Whatcom County, and we expect it to take on a growing precedence.”
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