Louisiana detects cychlorphine as health officials urge overdose prevention

An Opioid That's 10 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl' Is Showing Up on College Campuses

There’s a new drug parents should know about: cychlorphine. It doesn’t have an official street name yet, which tells you just how new it is. But the synthetic opioid is already showing up in overdose investigations across the country, including cases involving teenagers and college students. Federal officials have linked it to at least 55 […]

Louisiana detects cychlorphine as health officials urge overdose prevention

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health alerted residents to the detection of cychlorphine in the state and reminded individuals of the importance of overdose-prevention strategies on Monday.Cychlorphine is a highly potent synthetic opioid identified in the illegal drug supply across the country, including counterfeit pills and rug mixtures. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy reported 106 cases across 10 states in 20…

Cychlorphine, explained: 10 things to know about the new synthetic opioid

By: Ella Ruder – (Sept 14, 2026) A potent new synthetic opioid is spreading through the illicit drug supply, and federal officials are warning it’s harder to detect and harder to reverse than fentanyl alone. Cychlorphine has been linked to dozens of deaths since 2025, and it was named in a May DEA advisory on emerging synthetic drugs increasingly mixed into the nation’s fentanyl supply. For behavioral health executives, the drug’s rise raises im…

Deadly synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pills

A new synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, is spreading through illicit drug markets in Europe and North America.

What is cychlorphine? The Daily Texan explains deadly new drug, how to stay safe

A new synthetic opioid, named cychlorphine, was linked to overdoses in multiple college towns across the Southeastern Conference in September. Here is what you need to know about cychlorphine: What is cychlorphine? According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, cychlorphine is found in substances like fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and medetomidine, as well...