Cocaine is driving a fresh boom in overdose deaths in America, a new CDC report reveals. Connecticut has seen a 420 percent rise in cocaine and fentanyl deaths since 2015, and the rate of fentanyl-laced cocaine seized in Massachusetts tripled. A new CDC report adds further evidenceWHY WOULD ANYONE MIX FENTANYL AND COCAINE? Cocaine, a schedule II drug, is known as an 'upper', since it is a stimulant that makes users alert and energized. The new CDC report revealed the overdose death rate from drugs laced with fentanyl more than doubled.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2018 16:52 UTC