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Southern California teen dies from overdose on powerful, new opioid

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Oct 5, 2025 4:00 AM
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25 Sept 2025

A Southern California couple is trying to call attention to the dangers of a powerful, synthetic opioid that took the life of their son—a drug they had never heard of until tragedy struck. KTLA's Kareen Wynter reports on Sept. 24, 2025.

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