UT-Linked Accounts Warn of Cychlorphine as Austin Opioid Overdose Calls Rise to 98
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Updated · FOX 7 Austin · Sep 24
UT-Linked Accounts Warn of Cychlorphine as Austin Opioid Overdose Calls Rise to 98
3 articles · Updated · FOX 7 Austin · Sep 24
Summary
Austin-Travis County EMS logged 98 opioid overdose calls in the last 30 days, up from 73 in September 2025, as UT-related social media accounts warned students about cychlorphine.
Dr. Fahmi Farah said cychlorphine acts like fentanyl but can be 10 times stronger, often appears mixed into cocaine, heroin and other street drugs, and is hard to detect with standard tests.
Nine Austin-area patients needed more than two doses of Narcan to reverse overdoses in the past 30 days, and doctors said cychlorphine cases can require multiple doses.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy has linked 55 deaths to cychlorphine between 2025 and 2026, underscoring why campus-linked accounts urged people to call 911 and use Narcan if overdose symptoms appear.