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Super-potent synthetic opioids called nitazenes are spreading across the U.S.
Super-potent synthetic opioids called nitazenes are spreading across the U.S. Ashley Delgado, who had high academic achievements and dreams of becoming a doctor, developed an addiction starting with OxyContin in her mid-20s, progressing through methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl.
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