Nicholas Kardaras

“Cychlorphine is reportedly up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl — so theoretically, about 500 times more potent than morphine or heroin.”

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Kardaras told Fox News Digital that cychlorphine is reportedly up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl.

“The problem has been, in addition to its potency, it's often put in other designer drugs and in counterfeit pills,”

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Kardaras cautioned that cychlorphine is often mixed into other designer drugs and counterfeit pills.

“It's a constant battle of keeping up with the latest iterations of new drugs.”

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Kardaras described the ongoing challenge of tracking new drug formulations appearing in the illicit supply.

“Fentanyl is about 50 times more potent than morphine or heroin,”

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Kardaras told Fox News Digital about fentanyl's potency relative to morphine or heroin.

“Most drug tests have very specific chemical structures that they detect in any kind of synthetic or non-synthetic drug, and this new one hasn't quite been baked into the current testing strips,”

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Kardaras explained that standard drug tests do not yet detect cychlorphine's chemical structure.

“They’re buying something online … and all of a sudden, without knowing it, they’re ingesting fentanyl or another synthetic opioid,”

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Kardaras described how people purchasing drugs online may unknowingly ingest fentanyl or other synthetic opioids.

“This new synthetic drug is making fentanyl look like yesterday's candy.”

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The quote follows Kardaras's remarks to Fox News Digital about cychlorphine's potency compared to fentanyl.

“Sometimes, by talking about how potent some of these substances are, we increase the allure of them for some addicts, unfortunately,”

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Kardaras noted that publicizing drug potency may increase the appeal of substances to some addicts.

“one of the most potent synthetic opioids”

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Kardaras described cychlorphine as one of the most potent synthetic opioids appearing in the illicit drug supply.

“the new fentanyl on steroids.”

Nicholas Kardaras · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20

Kardaras described cychlorphine using this phrase to convey its extreme potency.

“What used to take one or two doses of Narcan to reverse an overdose may now require five or six doses, based on anecdotal evidence,”

Nicholas Kardaras · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20

Kardaras said that reversing a cychlorphine overdose may require five or six doses of Narcan instead of one or two.

“So it's a triple whammy,”

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Kardaras summarized cychlorphine as a triple threat due to its potency, undetectability, and naloxone requirements.