W-18
Canadian police seized enough powder to make 38 million fentanyl pills
Police said the shipments of the fentanyl precursor were discovered in four cardboard barrels by Canadian border guards at the Edmonton International Airport. They had been shipped from somewhere in China.
Canada Admits That It Knows Very Little About W-18, the Drug It Just Banned
The announcement comes in the midst of a public health crisis around fentanyl in Canada, with hundreds of reported overdoses throughout the country in the last few years
Canada Says One Test on Mice From the '80s Proves That W-18 Is 100 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl
W-18 is supposed to be a powerful opiate responsible for a Canadian man's death — but it might not be powerful, an opiate, or responsible for his death at all.
Alberta Cops Report First Death Related to W-18 — The Drug 100 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl
Testing confirmed the Calgary man also had heroin and 3-methyl fentanyl, which is 10 to 15 times stronger than heroin, in his system. It's unclear exactly which drug was the direct cause of his death.
Health Canada Scrambling to Regulate W-18, a Drug 100 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl
Here's why that matters.
What It’s Like to Do W-18, the Drug 10,000 Times More Potent Than Morphine
The drug, which supposedly is 100 times stronger than fentanyl, has been introduced into an Alberta already in the midst of an opiate crisis.
Everything We Know So Far About W-18, the Drug That’s 10,000 Times More Powerful Than Morphine
Canadian police confiscated samples of the drug recently and believe it is being imported from China by organized crime.