GREENACRES, Fla. (CBS12) — A Greenacres man was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison on Friday for selling thousands of synthetic opioids 'stronger than fentanyl.' Blake Alfonso Kolessa ...

These drugs are highly addictive and a major cause of the drug overdose crisis in the U.S., with synthetic opioids like fentanyl contributing to the majority of recent overdose deaths, according ...

Federal agents busted a potent drug hub in South Florida that they say had the capability of manufacturing up to 250,000 counterfeit pills containing synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.

What are opioids and why are they dangerous? Opioids are a class of drugs, including prescription painkillers like oxycodone and morphine, as well as illegal substances like heroin. These drugs are ...