MAHONING COUNTY, Ohio - The Drug Enforcement Agency is warning about the dangers of the ongoing Fentanyl crisis, and the threat of re-emerging trends with synthetic opioids.

"There are a lot of analogues, or relatives of fentanyl, is a good way of looking at it," DEA public information officer Brian McNeal tells 21 News. "Recently the State of Ohio has put out an alert about carfentanil."

Carfentanil is one of the most deadly fentanyl analogues, and is chemically found to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

The DEA's website notes that while a lethal dose of fentanyl is around 2 mg, carfentanil can be fatal at just 0.02mg.

Its re-emerging presence in the illicit drug market is causing concern for an increase of accidental overdose deaths, especially as it is commonly combined with

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