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Washington state doctors find carfentanyl in autopsies

SEATTLE (AP) — Doctors at a county medical examiner’s office in Washington state have discovered a synthetic opioid in their community that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl. KING-TV reported Friday that the doctors at the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s office found the drug carfentanyl during autopsies on overdose victims. Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Kevin Hester says a pinhead sized amount of the drug could be lethal. The area reported just four fentanyl-related overdoses in 2019. The number of overdoses jumped to 23 last year. There have been 11 overdoses in the first three months of 2021.

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