# Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US

- Source: BBC World
- Published: 2026-10-18T21:00:22+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c84g166kz003o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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A new wave of synthetic drugs is sweeping across the United States, raising fear of a worsening drug crisis. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from the frontlines in South Side, Chicago, where communities are battling the crisis.

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