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