Designer opioid cychlorphine linked to teen death triggers nationwide warnings
TL;DR
A San Francisco teen’s death is tied to cychlorphine, a newly detected synthetic opioid said to be up to 10x more potent than fentanyl. The drug often appears in counterfeit pills or mixed with other substances, is hard to detect with standard tests, and may require multiple naloxone doses to reverse an overdose. Federal and local officials have issued warnings, and the DEA has placed cychlorphine on Schedule I as its presence spreads across several states.
- Teen's death sparks warning over opioid stronger than fentanyl USA Today
- A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco The New York Times
- San Francisco boy’s death marks city’s first cychlorphine OD KRON4
- Cychlorphine: New opioid stronger than fentanyl linked to San Francisco teen's overdose death, Mayor Daniel Lurie says; 4 arrested ABC7 Bay Area
- Four arrested in San Francisco overdose death linked to new synthetic opioid cychlorphine nbcbayarea.com
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