Trump has already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he's declaring fentanyl a WMD. Experts on street drugs and fentanyl are skeptical these moves will reduce the supply of fentanyl on America's streets or reduce overdose deaths.

Canada wants to work more closely with China to stop the chemicals used to create the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl from reaching North America, said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point person for fighting the opioid crisis.

A black SUV, seen in a video, might have had occupants who witnessed events leading to the fentanyl-related death.

There may soon be a new way to prevent deaths from fentanyl. A preventative vaccine for fentanyl exposure that could prevent the symptoms of overdose is set to begin human trials and could change the landscape of drug overdoses in the U.S.

In 2024, 761 people died in Colorado from a fentanyl overdose. That represents a decrease from other recent years but is still far more fentanyl-related deaths than even five years prior.

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