A California police officer overdosed on stolen fentanyl. Facing charges, he wants his story told.

Why fentanyl is the leading cause of overdose deaths in the USOver 150 Americans die every day from overdoses related to fentanyl and synthetic opi...

January 9, 2023
1:50 AM

Why fentanyl is the leading cause of overdose deaths in the USOver 150 Americans die every day from overdoses related to fentanyl and synthetic opioids. Here's why fentanyl is so deadly.Officer Claudiu Murzea inhaled a line of powdered fentanyl in the police department's gym during a shift late on a May night and was surprised it didn't kill him.So, he said, he did a second. That line sent a flush of heat over him as he walked outside and quickly lost consciousness in the department's parking lot.

Christopher Damien