Story perspectives

DEA Warns Cychlorphine Hidden in Fentanyl, Overdoses Rising

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warns cychlorphine is increasingly mixed into fentanyl and counterfeit pills.
Experts estimate cychlorphine is up to ten times more potent than fentanyl.
Standard fentanyl test strips and routine hospital opioid screens cannot detect cychlorphine.
Austin EMS logged 98 opioid overdoses in 30 days, with nine requiring >2 Narcan doses.

1 of 1

Story summary

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warns cychlorphine is increasingly mixed into fentanyl and counterfeit pills.
Experts estimate cychlorphine is up to ten times more potent than fentanyl.
Standard fentanyl test strips and routine hospital opioid screens cannot detect cychlorphine.
Austin EMS logged 98 opioid overdoses in 30 days, with nine requiring >2 Narcan doses.