Colorado Parents Alert – Drug More Dangerous Than Fentanyl Is Out There

For Colorado parents that want what's best for their children, they take great care to protect them; that's why it's so heartbreaking when drugs become a problem.

Deadly Carfentanil Drug Enters Colorado

While I think we've all heard of fentanyl, and how many, many people have overdosed on it, I don't think many have heard of carfentanil. As if fentanyl isn't scary enough, here comes a drug into Colorado that's 100x stronger.

Carfentanil, according to the Department of Justice, is very powerful opioid that is 10,000 times stronger than morphine. The thought of people seeking it out for a "high" can make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

In November of 2024, according to Denver 7, the DEA seized 250,000 carfentanil pills on the Western Slop of Colorado. A quarter-million of these elephant (and other large animals) tranquilizers making their way into the Centennial State is frightening.

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You have to imagine if authorities were able to seize 250,000 pills, many more made it to where they were headed within the state. As diligent as authorities are in Colorado, we're bound to see more and more cases of overdoses due to carfentanil in 2025 and beyond.

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According to the Denver Gazette, in 2023 synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and carfentanil, contributed to 1,213 overdose deaths in Colorado; up from 130 only a few years ago, in 2018.

The National Rehab Hotline reports that over 1,300 people in Colorado die every year from opioid overdose, which is double from what it was in 2018; those numbers indicate we should all keep an eye out on friends and family who may be in trouble.