Pharma and Feds Hide Opioid Report

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Increasing numbers of middle-aged Americans are becoming hooked on painkillers, often after using the drugs for back pain. Seeking ever-stronger highs, more potent drugs are now reaching the black market.

There’s W-18, a synthetic opioid that’s said to be 100 times more potent than the opioid pain reliever fentanyl and 10,000 times stronger than morphine. Fentanyl is also being picked up by drug traffickers, who are selling it mixed with (or instead of) heroin.

It’s cheaper to make and far more potent than heroin, making it extremely easy to overdose. In New Orleans, deaths caused by Fentanyl are …read more

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