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Teen autopsy marks deadly drug in SF
The gist
A 16-year-old boy in San Francisco died in April 2026; his autopsy listed cychlorphine, not fentanyl.
It is the first time the drug has appeared on a city coroner's report.
How it unfolded
- Apr 7, 2026Dante Paul Lacourte, 16, died in his mother's apartment in Lower Nob Hill; she found him with his face turning blue and two doses of Narcan did not revive him.
- Sep 14, 2026The New York Times published an article on the teen autopsy marking the arrival of cychlorphine in San Francisco.
- Sep 14, 2026A New York Times podcast episode covered the rise of the deadly new street drug.