The drug, known as “purple fentanyl,” has been seized in Midwest states, such as Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Minnesota, according to the DEA.

EAST OF KANSAS CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE WARNING THEY FOUND A NEW TYPE OF FENTANYL. THEY SAY IT’S MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE OTHER DRUG IT’S LACED WITH, AND IT STANDS ...

Fentanyl does not smell like popcorn when it burns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that fentanyl is odorless and tasteless, and there is no visible way of knowing if or how ...

Deaths from fentanyl — the synthetic, often deadly opioid frequently present in illicit street drugs — have contributed to the United States’ soaring opioid overdose deaths in the last decade.