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Spread of homemade synthetic drugs worsens US drug crisis
Homemade synthetic drugs are spreading across the US, worsening a drug crisis described as a deadly new epidemic. BBC News gathers accounts from people who use and sell drugs, alongside prison staff and recovery workers, to report on the crisis from these groups’ perspectives.

What to know
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The spread of homemade synthetic drugs is deepening the US drug crisis.
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BBC News hears from drug users, dealers, prison staff and recovery workers.
Why it matters
The report links the spread of homemade synthetic drugs to the worsening deadly drug crisis in the US.
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