Fentanyl Poses Serious Threat to Law Enforcement Officers
May 18, 2017
An illegal version of the synthetic drug has been popping up all over the US and is posing a threat to law enforcement officers trying to get fentanyl off the streets.
A drug called fentanyl is so powerful that if you simply touch it you can overdose quickly. The opiate was developed to treat extreme pain and is usually prescribed to advanced stage cancer patients, but it can be up to 100 times more powerful than morphine. An illegal version of the synthetic drug has been popping up all over the US and is posing a threat to law enforcement officers trying to get fentanyl off the streets.
