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A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis

World | 2026-10-18 at 05:04 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
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