WASHINGTON — A highly potent synthetic opioid once researched as a chemical weapon is making a dangerous comeback in the United States, emerging as a deadly substitute for fentanyl and claiming lives even as overall overdose deaths decline. Carfentanil, a substance 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl, has seen…
Five individuals, including two doctors and the personal assistant of late actor Matthew Perry, have been charged in connection with his death from a ketamine overdose last year, according to U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada. The charges highlight serious allegations involving the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in the death of the former…