CDC reports sharp increase in overdose deaths from elephant opioid

The federal government reported a sharp increase in overdose deaths due to carfentanil, a powerful opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl that veterinarians use on bears and elephants.

As U.S. drug users get accustomed to the ultra-potent opioid, it could result in a decrease in opioid deaths, but the opposite could also be true, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid approximately 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

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