""Every sort of physical manifestation, like the foam coming from the mouth and nose, as if they had an overdose. Their blood tested negative for any substance, which was very odd.""
""That's where we found the cychlorphine. This is the first time we've seen it in South Carolina, which is very scary because none of us knew to test for it.""
""We're encountering something we've never seen before. Once a month or every other month, we're encountering something that we've never seen before, and we don't have indications of it being seen in the United States before.""
Naida Rutherford, a coroner in South Carolina, investigated a mysterious overdose that tested negative for substances, leading to the discovery of cychlorphine, a potent synthetic opioid. This marks its first appearance in the state, raising concerns about the evolving U.S. addiction crisis. Experts note a shift from plant-based drugs to synthetic substances, creating a 'synthetic soup' in the drug supply. Illicit chemists are mixing various compounds, complicating overdose patterns and posing new challenges for public health.
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