Dr Olivia Kasirye, the county health officer, said that some of the Sacramento overdoses have been linked to a white oblong pill marked M367 on one side, resembling a generic version of the name-brand drugs Vicodin, Lortab and Norco, which contain hydrocodone. But the counterfeits showing up in Sacramento may actually be made of pure fentanyl.
Fentanyl can be 25-50 times more potent than heroin and 50-100 times stronger than morphine, Rettig said, making a small amount potentially lethal.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Overdosing On Pure Fentanyl
Guardian UK: California alert as six people die from suspected counterfeit painkillers - 22 people in Sacramento suffer overdoses of drug believed to be fentanyl - Opioid up 50 times stronger than heroin is potentially lethal in small doses
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