(L-R) Comparison of lethal heroin, carfentanil and fentanyl doses according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration via Bay City News)

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner this week confirmed the county’s first overdose death due to carfentanil, a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

A 39-year-old man was found dead last week with fake M30 pills made to look like prescription oxycodone. 

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