When police and health professionals discuss the heroin epidemic plaguing Bay County, a lesser-known substance is consistently mentioned as likely being responsible for the rash of overdoses -- fentanyl.
Stories Related to Man Overdoses On Drug 100 Times More Potent Than Heroin, Charged With Felony
Cole Waterman | cwaterma@mlive.com, Kalamazoo Gazette
Wed, 05/04/2016 - 3:34am
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