Background
True or False? Fentanyl is mixed in with other street drugs to lower cost and increase potency?
True
True or False? Fentanyl is a factor in more than half of overdose deaths.
True
Name one famous person that has died from fentanyl.
Prince, Mac Miller, Tom Petty, Lil Peep, Angus Cloud
What is the name of the of the number to call if you are struggling with fentanyl addiction?
Fentanyl Addiction Hotline
How much more potent is fentanyl than heroine?
50x
Age group with highest mortality due to fentanyl?
35-44
Is Fentanyl considered a public health emergency?
Yes
Name a medication that helps relieve symptoms of withdrawal.
Methadone or Buprenorphine
Most common forms fentanyl is made?
Power, pill, liquid
Average amount of deaths from fentanyl overdoses daily?
Over 150
What year was fentanyl first synthesized?
1960
Life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose?
Naloxone or Narcan
How is fentanyl used pharmaceutically?
For treatment of severe pain after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer, and procedures like epidurals.
What is the state with the highest mortality due to fentanyl?
West Virginia
What year did street use of fentanyl increase and spread across America?
2013
What are effects of Fentanyl as addition develop?
Drastic Pupil Changes
Cold and Clammy Skin
Cyanosis
Coma
Respiratory Failure
Stupor