1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auEd Carahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/edcara-usa/Two New Drugs Are Exacerbating the Overdose Crisis in the U.S.rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oPKf19n2c5"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2022/01/two-new-drugs-are-exacerbating-the-overdose-crisis/">Two New Drugs Are Exacerbating the Overdose Crisis in the U.S.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2022/01/two-new-drugs-are-exacerbating-the-overdose-crisis/embed/#?secret=oPKf19n2c5" width="600" height="338" title="“Two New Drugs Are Exacerbating the Overdose Crisis in the U.S.” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="oPKf19n2c5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/29/4a3d465415d94aa97027f7bcb5fd6aa5-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601436Research from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention this week suggests that two recently resurfaced drugs are now contributing to the ongoing overdose crisis in the U.S. Among both reported overdose deaths and drug busts, officials are seeing an increase of the drugs para-fluorofentanyl and metonitazene, either in combination with fentanyl or taken alone. […]