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"Man Tests Cocaine for Fentanyl"

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Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal 'Fourth Wave' of Opioid Epidemic - KFF Health News

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Fentanyl is linked to about 75% of all overdose deaths in Rhode Island in 2022 .

It is impossible to tell whether a drug contains fentanyl by the taste or smell.

Fentanyl test strips cost as little as $2 for a two -pack online, but many front-line organizations also give them out free.

Researchers say many people still think they are using unadulterated cocaine or crack.

Manufacturers’ adding the cheap synthetic opioid to a stimulant to stretch their supply.

Rhode Island had the fourth -highest rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine in 2022 , after Washington , D.C. , Delaware , and Vermont .

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