Smaller than a Snowflake

A synthetic drug called carfentanil, in an amount smaller than a snowflake, is killing people.

More than 200 people in the Cincinnati area have overdosed on the drug in the last three weeks leaving 3 people dead. Similar overdoses have occurred in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and the Gulf coast of Florida overwhelming ambulance crews and emergency rooms.

Carfentanil is an animal tranquilizer used on elephants and livestock with no practical use for humans. It is being manufactured in Chin...