carfentanil
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carfentanil (uncountable)
(pharmacology) A narcotic painkiller four orders of magnitude more potent than morphine, used for tranquilizing large animals and abused as a recreational drug.
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Carfentanil is one of the most toxic opioids currently known, with studies showing it to be 10,000 times more potent than morphine, 4,000 times more potent that heroin, and 100 times more potent than fentanyl," RCMP said in a release.
Carfentanil, the most powerful fentanyl analogue detected in the United States, is estimated to be 10,000 times more potent than morphine.
“Carfentanil is a drug that’s been used in veterinary medicine for many years to put down large games, specifically elephants, lions, giraffes, rhinos.
Anthony Sanchez 25, of Bradenton, pleaded guilty to distributing carfentanil and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
Gavino Corona, 24, of Bradenton, is charged with two counts of distribution and possession with the intent to distribute carfentanil.
Dealers aren’t just mixing carfentanil with heroin, it’s also showing up in cocaine, Xanax and methamphetamine.