New synthetic opioid raises overdose concerns in Indianapolis area

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Marion County, Indiana, on alert for deadly drug cychlorphine

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A street drug popping up across the Midwest has Marion County first responders on high alert.

The Marion County Public Health Department sent a notice to law enforcement and community partners about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid that testing has shown to be 10 times more potent than fentanyl. 

The drug can appear as a counterfeit pill or powder, or be mixed with other illicit drugs including heroin or methamphetamine, according to the...

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