Carfentanil: The Hidden Crisis in the Opioid Epidemic

The new Chinese-backed synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times stronger than morphine

Carfentanil, an analog of fentanyl, is emerging as one of the most dangerous and insidious threats in the opioid epidemic sweeping across the United States and beyond. Known for its potency—approximately 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times stronger than morphine—this synthetic opioid poses a unique and significant challenge to public healt…