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- The DEA classified cychlorphine as a Schedule I drug in August 2026.
- U.S. health officials warned that cychlorphine is up to ten times more potent than fentanyl.
- Tennessee health department reported more than 30 cychlorphine overdose deaths since October 2025.
- Los Angeles County confirmed its first cychlorphine overdose death in February, announced on Oct. 15.
