What Even is Fentanyl?

What is Fentanyl?

❗️📰You may have heard of “the Opioid Epidemic.” This refers to a recent surge in opioid overdose deaths in the US, which killed more than 67,000 people just in 2018. Fentanyl is to blame for an increasingly large number of opioid ODs, spiking from 14% of opioid OD deaths in 2010 -> 60% of opioid ODs by 2017. Only 2mg (1/500th weight of a dollar bill) of Fentanyl is enough to kill the average person☠️

🧪🥼Fentanyl is a lab-manufactured, short-acting opioid that is 50-100x stronger per gram than morphine💉

⚠️⚠️Many recreational drug users unknowingly take and OD on Fentanyl when it’s laced into other drugs. This type of OD is common since Fentayl is so highly concentrated compared to other opiates🔬

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✂️🚨Street dealers cut supplies of other drugs (like Cocaine, Xanax, or MDMA) with Fentanyl because it lowers production cost and quickly gets users addicted to the especially euphoric high from that dealer’s Fentanyl-laced supply. Many dealers do not have scales precise enough to measure a dose of Fentanyl since it’s so concentrated, prioritizing their profits over user safety📈💰

🔍🧐Fentanyl overdose isn’t tough to spot. Look for *slow breathing* and *pinpoint pupils* especially after use of another drug commonly cut with Fentanyl. Opioid OD, including those from Fentanyl, can be reversed with Naloxone (Narcan). Naloxone has no negative side effects if used on someone not ODing from opioids by mistake, and can be picked up for free without a prescription at many pharmacies🚫

💊✌️Opioids are a class of drug that includes substances such as codeine, oxycodone, and heroine - as well as Fentanyl. These drugs are derived from opium poppies and are strong, highly addictive painkillers🌴

😌Fentanyl is used safely + legally in medical procedures for extreme pain or for patients who are resistant to other painkillers. It was originally developed for cancer patients🏥