Philly's street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that's an ingredient in plastic
As much as half of the fentanyl sold on Philly's streets contains an industrial chemical used in plastics manufacturing. That's according to our November 2024 testing of fentanyl samples collected in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood,
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Philadelphia leaders on Monday shared an update on their efforts to clean up Kensington and make the neighborhood safer.
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Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl sentenced
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Philly’s street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that’s an ingredient in plastic
That’s according to our November 2024 testing of fentanyl samples collected in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, regarded as the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast.