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Fentanyl Found in Dolphins

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Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico Are Now Testing Positive For Fentanyl

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Drug-laced tissue samples from 89 dolphins found in Gulf of Mexico .

Researchers found fentanyl 100 times more powerful than morphine in 24 of the samples.

The sedative meprobamate and skeletal muscle relaxant carisoprodol were also found in the marine mammals' blubber.

More than a quarter of Earth 's rivers have also been found to contain pharmaceuticals.

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English

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