Cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid 10 times more potent than fentanyl, is linked to dozens of deaths and is spreading across the U.S.

Even as they await the results of toxicology tests, Long Island cops are on the hunt for the drug peddlers they believe supplied the fatal dose that killed a stunning Irish swimwear designer earlier ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2025 — How do you identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit drugs but evade law enforcement. The chemical structure ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There have now been five overdose deaths on Oahu attributed to a dangerous cocktail of drugs containing Bromazolam so far in 2025. First responders are sounding the alarm as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A biochemical engineer explains why designer drugs, that have a similar effect to illegal drugs, are able to be sold at gas ...

Deadly designer drugs could be more easily detected using a high-tech new method, say scientists. Some new drugs replicate the effects of known illicit substances, but can't presently be identified in ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A dangerous combination of bromazolam and fentanyl is fueling a sharp rise in overdose deaths across Oahu. The drug, often called fake Xanax or designer Xanax, is being ...

Mass spectrometer instruments (top image) can help detect known, illicit drugs in human urine. For new psychoactive substances, a computer-predicted database provides theoretical mass spectra (bottom ...