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Nevada to become first state to use fentanyl in an execution

Nevada is set to become the first state to use the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl in an execution. The state plans to execute convicted killer Scott Dozier using an injection of the drug. Fentanyl is at the center of America's deadly opioid epidemic that kills thousands of people each year.
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