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Alabama Watching: What Jefferson County Says About an Emerging Synthetic Opioid
by Brandon Burley and The Redemption Project
Jefferson County officials say cychlorphine has not been detected locally, but the larger issue is how forensic laboratories decide what they are prepared to see.
Jefferson County forensic officials say a newly engineered synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine has not been detected in local postmortem toxicology casework.
Officials say the compound is not currently part of routine toxicology panels, although internal communications have already been issued to maintain awareness of the drug.
Cychlorphine was first confirmed in a U.S. seizure by a…
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