Dr. Michael Lynch
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-02-2026 10PM EDT
The powerful sedative is often mixed with fentanyl, but fentanyl overdose drugs don't work on it.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-02-2026 10PM EDT
Patients also came in delirious, agitated, with very high heart rates and not responding to typical medications.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-02-2026 10PM EDT
According to the CDC, the drug is most prevalent in the Northeast U.S., though it's also showing up more in the Midwest and the South.