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Wenn Briefbögen töten können: Synthetische Opioide 50 Mal stärker als Fentanyl

HintergrundDie Zahl der Drogentoten in den USA ging zurück. Nun droht eine neue Epidemie das Land zu überrollen. Synthetische Drogen, die höchst potent und kaum feststellbar sind, geben den Behörden Rätsel auf.
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Peter DeThier,
Dominik Guggemos
Washington
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Philadelphia To Clear Homeless Encampment In Kensington: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 07: A person sits on the sidewalk ahead of a clearing of a homeless encampment in the Kensington neighborhood on May 07, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The city of Philadelphia is beginning a long-anticipated clearing of the high drug and crime area where police are closing off part of Kensington Avenue to remove a homeless encampment. An opioid crisis has plagued the area for years and has become what many consider the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast. The new mayor of Philadelphia, Cherelle Parker, had promised to begin the clean-up and has been working with outreach teams and social service agencies to assist with drug treatment and a place to live. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Ein Obdachloser in einem Camp in Philadelphia. Gerade erst hatte das Land die Fentanyl-Krise halbwegs in den Griff bekommen, da droht noch schlimmeres Ungemach.

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