Fentanyl

Volunteers throughout the state will be going door to door to spread the word.

That's right, one of the most dangerous narcotics to hit the streets is Chinese made fentanyl.

New Jersey's fatal overdose epidemic continues. In some parts of the state, it is getting worse.

The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally.

Federal drug officials have said the prescription opioid known as fentanyl has the potential to be 50 times more powerful than heroin. But here in New Jersey, the penalties for manufacturing and dispensing fentanyl is different than those associated with heroin. A new bill in Trenton aims to change that.

A deadly synthetic opiate is causing new concern, especially in Ocean County where law enforcement officials are already dealing with a heroin epidemic.