More potent than fentanyl? 5 things to know about the illicit drug cychlorphine – PolitiFact
Following years of devastating fatalities tied to fentanyl, health authorities are now sounding the alarm about an even more potent synthetic opioid entering communities. Known as cychlorphine (pronounced sy-KLOR-feen), this lab-made substance belongs to a category of drugs called orphines. Initially synthesized in the 1960s by investigators searching for powerful analgesics, orphines were ultimately deemed … Read more