Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Becoming a Deadly Problem among Drug Users

(WABE, March 29) The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl has been behind many of the nation’s drug overdoses. Users or dealers mix it with another opioid, heroin, to increase the drug’s potency.

Now, there is a growing concern that fentanyl is being mixed with cocaine for “speedballing,” which is when users want to get the cocaine stimulant high with the depressant (fentanyl) helping to ease the after effects.  Read more.