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Deadly new ‘fake fentanyl’ overdose took her teen’s life. Now this mom is fighting back
May 8, 2026
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Exclusive: 18-year-old Jake Scoufos is one of at least 55 Americans whose deaths have been linked to a powerful synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine. His mom, Malisa Hepner, tells Rhian Lubin how she is sounding the alarm in her son’s memory as the highly potent drug sweeps across the country
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