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Nitazenes deadlier than fentanyl are coming from China: Ex-DEA director | Elizabeth Vargas Reports
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6:34Now PlayingFormer acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz joins NewsNation to discuss nitazenes, a synthetic opioid 43 times stronger than fentanyl and 250 times stronger than heroin. Often mixed into other drugs and resistant to Narcan, it’s killing Americans who don’t even know they’ve taken it.
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