Homemade synthetic drugs reportedly spreading across US, deepening crisis

BBC News reports a wave of homemade synthetic drugs is sweeping the US and deepening a crisis. One item says fentanyl is being mixed with synthetic sedatives.

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCBBC News covers US synthetic drug wave
3. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCFentanyl mixed with sedatives reported

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