The Silent Battlefield: Synthetic Opioids Hidden in THC Vapes

• By: Lucas A. Trautman, MD, MPH Oxford Treatment Center
• October 31st, 2025
• drug trafficking, law enforcement, overdose crisis, prevention and awareness, public health, synthetic opioids, vaping, youth drug use
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The overdose crisis has always been a war, but the battlefield keeps shifting. Today, the weapon isn’t a needle or a powder bag. It’s a vape pen—sleek, pocket-sized, sold at a gas station counter, and marketed as harmless cannabis. In reality, these cartridges are Trojan horses carrying...