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Fentanyl 101: What You Need to Know
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid used as an anesthetic during surgeries and prescribed for pain relief afterwards. It is sold on the streets as a white powder or in pill form. Often, Fentanyl is added to other drugs such as heroin and cocaine without people knowing.
Fentanyl is 50-100 times more deadly than heroin, morphine, and oxycodone. It has no taste or smell and can be absorbed through the skin. As little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal.
Short-Term Effects
- Euphoria
- Nausea
- Vertigo
- Disorientation
- Difficulty urinating
- Respiratory depression
Long-Term Effects
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Cardiac disorders
- Weakedned immune system
- Brain damage
- Gastronintestinal distress
Fentanyl Overdose Signs
- Seizures
- Extreme fatigue
- Severe confusion
- Difficulty swallowing
- Cardiac arrest
- Unconsciousness
- Respiratory arrest
- Dizziness and fainting
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