Opioid mix ‘Gray Death’ found in Ohio

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – A new opioid combination mix has been found to be the cause for overdoses in Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio.

This opioid combination has been named the Gray Death. The drug has just recently started making its way into southern Ohio and the north-east part of our state. According to Steve Carrel the Executive Director for Muskingum Behavioral Health, the people making Gray Death and selling it are dealing in a business manner.

“This very well could be what some would call test marketing to see how it goes and if it really takes off then you start your production,” Carrel said. “The same with Gray Death, we’ll see how much market develops out of it. We’re back to business. How much of a market is there? If there is a market for it? You start producing it and start distributing it.”

Gray Death is a mix of Heroin, Fentanyl, Carfentanil, and a synthetic opioid called U-47700. Carrel said as this mix becomes more known in the states the more addicts will be drawn to try it. Which will also mean a higher chance of over doses.

“We need to start addressing addiction as a primary brain disease and treat it as a public health problem and then I think we’ll see some real change happen,” said Carrel.

According to Carrel people suffering from an overdose from Gray Death will need multiple doses of naloxone to revive them. Carrel is adamant that if Gray Death spread then there will be a rash of deaths.