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Synthetic opioid cychlrophine prompts Narcan and test-strip push

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC · How we work

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Dr. Trautman Alerts

Dr. Lucas Trautman warns cychlrophine, a synthetic opioid ten times more potent than fentanyl, is emerging nationally.
He says cychlrophine does not register on fentanyl test strips and lacks available testing.
Trautman's Oxford Treatment Center encounters the drug roughly once every other month.
Jared Foster, owner of The Velvet Ditch, provides free Narcan, test strips, and CPR barriers via vending machines.
Foster expects 30 boxes of supplies to arrive Thursday.

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Lynn Fitch Warns

U.S. officials confirmed two University of Mississippi students died in separate investigations.
Their bodies were found Monday, one on campus and one in Oxford city.
Officials recovered packaged kratom from a retail store, with no confirmed link to the deaths.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch urged the public to avoid speculation and highlighted the “One Pill Can Kill” campaign.
Fitch also promoted Narcan training to address opioid overdose risks.

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Dr. Trautman Alerts

Dr. Lucas Trautman warns cychlrophine, a synthetic opioid ten times more potent than fentanyl, is emerging nationally.
He says cychlrophine does not register on fentanyl test strips and lacks available testing.
Trautman's Oxford Treatment Center encounters the drug roughly once every other month.
Jared Foster, owner of The Velvet Ditch, provides free Narcan, test strips, and CPR barriers via vending machines.
Foster expects 30 boxes of supplies to arrive Thursday.

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