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TBI Finds Deadly Street Drug Cocktails ‘That Don’t Even Make Sense’

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Forensic scientists at the TBI say they have perhaps never seen these drug combinations. One contained a combination of ketamine
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Forensic experts say they’re alarmed by two drug combinations that recently showed up in the TBI crime lab. One is a mixture of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Another is cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.

“These are combinations of drugs that don’t even make sense, and they are combinations that are lethal,” T.J. Jordan, assistant director of TBI’s Drug Investigation Division, said in a written statement. “With combinations of these extremely toxic drugs being mixed with each other, it’s a cocktail that has us very concerned.”

More: How Drug Combos Are Making Tennessee’s Opioid Problem More Deadly

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued warnings about highly potent fentanyl, which has appeared in heroin and even pills meant to resemble prescription opioids.

Overdose deaths reached their highest level in Tennessee last year and health officials blamed some of the uptick on toxic drug combinations. Law enforcement has even brought murder charges in the cases of some fatal overdoses.

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Blake Farmer is the host of “This Is Nashville,” the flagship weekday show of Nashville Public Radio. Previously, Blake spent 16 years at WPLN News, serving as host, editor and news director. Before a two-year radio hiatus with a Nashville-based healthcare company, Blake was one of the country’s most prolific healthcare audio journalists. He produced stories for both local and national programs, extending the reach of his reporting through a partnership with KFF Health News. Outside of work, Blake can be found running or biking on roads that other Nashvillians consider too busy for such activities. So far, he has always made it home to his wife of 20 years and two children.

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