A new strain of fentanyl called flurofentanyl has been found in dozens of overdose deaths studied by local officials in San Francisco.
A dangerous new strain of fentanyl — fluorofentanyl — was found in dozens of overdose deaths in San Francisco last year while a concerning new street drug called xylazine — commonly known as “tranq” — was present in more than a dozen cases, according toFluorofentanyl, which can range from half to five times as powerful as prescribed fentanyl, was found in 45 deaths, while xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer not intended for human consumption, was identified in 15 cases.
The medical examiner’s office said in an email that fluorofentanyl is a new drug related to fentanyl. The health department said in a statement that because illicit fentanyl is unregulated, batches can vary and create fentanyl analogues, which differ from pharmaceutical-grade fentanyl by only a few molecules.found that fluorofentanyl or xylazine/tranq was found in some 54 out 617 cases that could be re-analyzed, or roughly 9%.
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