Fentanyl is described as one of the deadliest opioids in the world, and on Friday we found out that's what killed Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio.

With Fentanyl now an epidemic in the US, there are fears the drug may make its way down to our shores with border police already intercepting a major shipment, the equivalent of more than 5 million fatal doses. 

In this episode of The Quicky we find out what makes it so deadly, and why Fentanyl is being touted as worse than heroin as overdose deaths climb.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Kate Ferry - Assistant Commissioner of The Australian Federal Police 

Julaine Allan - Associate Professor of Mental Health and Addictions at the Rural Health Research Institute of Charles Sturt University and Senior Visiting Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, at the University of New South Wales. 

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

Fentanyl is described as one of the deadliest opioids in the world, and on Friday we found out that's what killed Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio.
With Fentanyl now an epidemic in the US, there are fears the drug may make its way down to our shores with border police already intercepting a major shipment, the equivalent of more than 5 million fatal doses. 
In this episode of The Quicky we find out what makes it so deadly, and why Fentanyl is being touted as worse than heroin as overdose deaths climb.
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CREDITS 
Host: Claire Murphy
With thanks to: 
Kate Ferry - Assistant Commissioner of The Australian Federal Police 
Julaine Allan - Associate Professor of Mental Health and Addictions at the Rural Health Research Institute of Charles Sturt University and Senior Visiting Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, at the University of New South Wales. 
Producer: Claire Murphy
Executive Producer: Kally Borg
Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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