Opioid: Fentanyl

lethal dose of fentanyl

1-2 mg, can get on skin and into blood - dangerous

Potentcy of fentanyl

50% potent than herion 100% potent than morphine

Street names for fentanyl?

Apache, China Girl, Dance Fever, Goodfellas, etc.

Trade name of fentanyl

Sublimaze

What is a pharmaceutical fentanyl?

a potent synethic opioid approved by US Food + Drug Administration as pain relief and anesthetic

Forms of fentanyl

nasal sprays, lollipops, tablets, patches, injectables

Physiological effects of fentanyl

relaxation, eurphoria, pain relief, sedation, itching

Origin of fentanyl

synthesized in Belgium in 1959

What is fentanyl?

synthetic opioid

How can pharmaceutical fentanyl be obtained?

through "diversion", through one's profession, prescribed medication to be used recreationally, and through the sharing of prescribed drugs