Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil surges as dangerous substitute for fentanyl
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Kelley Nalewaja stands by a memorial for her son, Michael Nalewaja, seen in the photo, who died after unknowingly taking a lethal cocktail of fentanyl and carfentanil in November 2025, at her home in El Dorado Hills, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Kelley Nalewaja, right, looks over photos of her son, Michael Nalewaja, who died after unknowingly taking a lethal cocktail of fentanyl and carfentanil in November 2025, with her daughter, Caroline Bendel, at her home in El Dorado Hills, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Kelley Nalewaja sits at the memorial for her son, Michael Nalewaja, who died after unknowingly taking a lethal cocktail of fentanyl and carfentanil in November 2025, at her home in El Dorado Hills, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Kelley Nalewaja stands by a memorial for her son, Michael Nalewaja, seen in the photo, who died after unknowingly taking a lethal cocktail of fentanyl and carfentanil in November 2025, at her home in El Dorado Hills, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)