Deadly rash of overdoses in California causes 6 deaths in one week
 

Deadly rash of overdoses in California causes 6 deaths in one week
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An outburst of fentanyl-laced opioid deaths has again ripped through an American city.

Painkilling pills sold by dealers and laced with fentanyl — a drug with a potency 80 to 100 times greater than morphine — have led to 28 overdoses and six deaths in Sacramento County, California over the past week, including 12 overdoses in two days, according to a report by CNN.

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Many of the overdose victims*reportedly thought they were taking **rco, which combines regular pain relievers with narcotic pain relief.*

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In this May 6, 2013 file photo, a man prepares a needle to inject himself with heroin in front of a church in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles.

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