The alarming resurgence of this drug poses significant risks, especially as overdose deaths linked to carfentanil have surged. According to the CDC, nearly 70% of all U.S. overdose deaths last ...
However, deaths from a drug used to sedate large animals, called carfentanil, rose by at least 720% between the first half of 2023 and the first half of 2024. The total number of deaths from ...
The CDC's latest report on drug overdose deaths reveals a startling new trend. In a FOX 32 special report, Elizabeth Matthews takes a closer look at the rare cause behind some of these deaths.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Kentucky, a Lexington man was sentenced on Monday to 40 years in prison on drug trafficking charges.
Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl that’s likely being mixed into illegal drugs. Carfentanil-related deaths are still rare, but experts say if the trend ...