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This document is an internal Drug Enforcement Administration quality system document which provides a summary of validated quantitative and qualitative methods. The document is updated periodically and current as of January 8, 2021, and is provided for informational purposes only. Any sensitive, privileged or otherwise protected information has been redacted...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) is advising law enforcement and public health counterparts of the increased availability of counterfeit controlled prescription drugs (CPDs) – commonly sold as legitimate CPDs with most containing fentanyl/ fentanyl-related compounds (FRC) – in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

While the presence of fentanyl powder (lethal in doses as small as two milligrams) poses a public safety threat, the ingestion of fentanyl via vaping poses a threat of unknown consequences to the user and those nearby.

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