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What is rainbow fentanyl? Colorful pills drive new warnings about deadliest drug in the US | CNN
A new wave of concern has spread across the United States over multi-colored "rainbow fentanyl" pills, powders and blocks -- that look similar to candy or sidewalk chalk -- being sold and used in several states, and potentially posing a threat to young people.
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Trends in seizures of powders and pills containing illicit fentanyl in the United States, 2018 through 2021
Seizures of drugs containing fentanyl have been increasing in the US. Given that over a quarter of fentanyl seizures are now in pill form, people who obtain counterfeit p …
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