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Teen Overdose Serves As Warning For Drug 10x Stronger Than Fentanyl

Dante Paul Lacourte was just 16 years old when his mother found him dead in his bed from an overdose. His body had turned blue, and black fluid was coming from his nose and mouth. She initially assumed that fentanyl had killed her son. His

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Teen Overdose Serves As Warning For Drug 10x Stronger Than Fentanyl
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Dante Paul Lacourte was just 16 years old when his mother found him dead in his bed from an overdose. His body had turned blue, and black fluid was coming from his nose and mouth.

She initially assumed that fentanyl had killed her son. His toxicology results revealed that he had instead consumed cychlorphine, an ...

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