A drug lethal enough to be used as a chemical weapon — called carfentanil — has made its way into the illicit opiate trade.
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Carfentanil's a highly potent opioid. It is blamed for hundreds of lethal overdoses. Much of it reaches the U.S. from China, via the U.S. Postal Service. Now, China's announced a ban on the substance.
A drug lethal enough to be used as a chemical weapon — called carfentanil — has made its way into the illicit opiate trade.
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South Korean demonstrators shoot off firecrackers in Seoul on March 11, 2017 to celebrate the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye during a candlelit rally demanding the arrest of the ousted president.
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Amy Dickinson is also the author of The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them.
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Japandroids is drummer David Prowse (left) and guitarist Brian King. The duo's latest album is Near to the Wild Heart of Life.
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