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California Governor Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state's highway patrol has seized more than 4.2 kilograms of fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration considers a lethal dose of fentanyl to be 2 milligrams. One kilogram has the potential to kill 500,000 people, and the amount seized in San Francisco is enough to potentially kill 2.1 million people, according to a press release from Newsom's office.
Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe pain, is the main cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States. According to data released by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, fentanyl was responsible for 72 percent of the 620 deaths in 2022.
Fentanyl has no taste or smell, so without testing, there's no way to tell it's been used as an additive. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration estimates six out of 10 fake prescription pills in the country today are laced with fentanyl.
(Cover: Photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration shows some of the fake pills containing fentanyl that were seized when agents served a search warrant, California, U.S., July 5, 2022. /CFP)
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