According to reporting by BBC News, a wave of homemade synthetic drugs is currently spreading across the United States, further deepening the country's severe illicit substance crisis.

The British broadcaster gathered accounts from a wide range of individuals on the frontlines of the crisis, including drug users, dealers, prison personnel, and recovery workers.

These frontline accounts highlight the escalating dangers as the nation struggles to contain a deadly new drug epidemic driven by these unregulated, synthetic mixtures.

The full original report can be read at BBC News.

Source: BBC News