Fentanyl has ravaged communities, but effects of the drug may extend even beyond humans. Researchers at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi found traces of human pharmaceuticals, including fentanyl, in dolphins ...

And then there’s the sea. Fentanyl has now been detected in the blubber of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study recently published in the journal iScience. And unless ...

“Having a drug as potent as fentanyl really was concerning, and we have virtually no idea how chronic exposure to these drugs affects our marine mammals." Dolphins swim past Maria ...

Of 89 dolphins tested in the Gulf of Mexico, 30 contained some form of pharmaceutical—and 18 had fentanyl in their blubber.

Of the 89 dolphins that were studied, 30 contained trace amounts of drugs in their system, including 24 that had traces of fentanyl. All six dead dolphins had traces of fentanyl. The research ...

Red-flag” study shows fentanyl and other drugs are making their way into our water and the creatures that use it… including ...

Now, it's even infiltrated the bodies of Gulf of Mexico dolphins. Researchers at Texas A&M University report that they've detected traces of fentanyl in the blubber of 30 of 89 bottlenose dolphins ...

Fentanyl, an opioid that is 100 times stronger than morphine, was found in 18 samples and all of the post-mortem biopsies.

Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have traces of human medications — including powerful opioids, muscle relaxants, and sedatives — in their fat, according to a new study that is sounding the ...

At least one of the three drugs was found in samples from 30 dolphins, taken as biopsies from their flanks. Fentanyl was found in over half of the 30 dolphins, including in those from the ...