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Health alert issued over counterfeit pills
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A rash of fatal overdoses have been traced back to counterfeit hydrocodone pills that are actually the powerful opiate fentanyl.
Health officials and law enforcement are warning the public of a rash of overdose deaths from a counterfeit painkiller that is actually a powerful opiate. The overdoses have all been linked to pills sold on the street that are designed to look like hydrocodone, but are actually synthetic fentanyl, which is a narcotic more powerful than morphine. In a two week time span there were 10 overdose deaths in Sacramento County from the narcotic.