Carfentanil: A New and Often Unrecognized Threat

Charles E. Cowles, Jason Mitchell, Joe E. Stepp, Victor Z. Bewley

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Abstract

Law enforcement officers, whether working the streets or on narcotic detail, and even those who operate in strike teams, face a new danger from an old drug: carfentanil. Drug dealers seeking to increase profits cut this cheap synthetic drug into expensive heroin, providing an extreme high. As a potent synthetic opioid narcotic, it is finding its way to the streets of the United States and can pose a threat to life for law enforcement, first responders, and medical examiners.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)120-122
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals
Volume17
Issue number3
StatePublished - Sep 1 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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