Fentanyl abuse is extremely dangerous because it is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. Even a small amount of fentanyl can cause severe respiratory depression and lead to overdose and death.
Additionally, because fentanyl is often mixed with other drugs, such as heroin or cocaine, users may be unaware that they are taking it, which increases the risk of overdose.
Additionally, the illicit nature of the drug can lead to other dangers like impurities in the drug, or the possibility of criminal prosecution.
It is recommended to seek professional help if you or someone you know is struggling with addiction to fentanyl. It is only a matter of time, and sometimes not much time at all, before they have a potentially fatal overdose.
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Deaths by Opioid Overdose Louisiana, like many other states in the United States, has seen an increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths in recent years. That is the light way to put it. Louisiana has seen a 434% increase in opioid-related deaths in a tracked statistical period from 2014 to 2021. Data was provided by the […]
What is fentanyl? Fentanyl (aka fentanil, fentanyl citrate, acetyl fentanyl) is a synthetic (man-made) opioid pain medication with a rapid onset and a relatively short half-life, which determines the duration of action. For the more technically inclined, it is a potent agonist at the μ-opioid receptors. As such, fentanyl is generally prescribed only for patients […]
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