Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills in Oregon
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Since 2012, drug traffickers have been selling North Americans counterfeit medications made from fentanyl, a dangerous painkiller 25-40 times stronger than heroin, and even stronger synthetic opioids like carfentanil. The problem has spread to at least 45 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.
Read our 2018 information sheet about counterfeit drugs in Oregon.
Coverage About Pills in Oregon:
Polk County Deputies Arrest Three People While Busting Counterfeit Oxycodone Operation (November 9, 2018)
Sounding the Alarm On Fentanyl (November 4, 2018)
Fake Opioid Pills Showing Up In Portland And Across Oregon (October 17, 2017)
Salem Police Warn Of Hundreds Of Fentanyl Pills Falsely Marked As Oxycodone (June 16, 2017)
2 People Facing Charges In Counterfeit OxyContin Overdose Death Investigation, Police Say (August 25, 2016)