What is fentanyl
What color is fentanyl?
White
True or False: Fentanyl is legally manufactured and distributed in the United States.
True
True or false: Getting fentanyl off Joe from the liquor store is safe and totally not laced
False
Why is poor mental health bad?
the increase of mental health issues in children and teens in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use and overdose rates in children and teens are rising.
What is Fentanyl?
A synthetic opioid drug
What year was fentanyl first developed?
First developed in 1959
List 3 ways someone can get fentanyl
Fentanyl or fentanyl-laced substances are typically sold online via eCommerce websites, social media or through friends.
What are some effects of overdose?
Overdose may result in stupor, changes in pupillary size, cold and clammy skin, cyanosis, coma, and respiratory failure leading to death.
How many times more potent is fentanyl more potent than heroin as an analgesic?
It is over 50 times more potent
In the 1960s how was fentanyl first introduced as?
When it was first introduced, it was an intravenous anesthetic
Why is advanced technology and accessibility bad?
Because of advanced technology and accessibility, many substances can be available to anyone with a smartphone — including children and teens.
What effects does fentanyl have on the human body?
Fentanyl produces effects such as: relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression.
How many times stronger is it than morphine?
It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine
How can you legally take fentanyl
Fentanyl pharmaceutical products are currently available in the following dosage forms: oral transmucosal lozenges, effervescent buccal tablets, sublingual tablets, sublingual sprays, nasal sprays, transdermal patches, and injectable formulations.
What are some street names for this?
Common street names include Apache, China Girl, China Town, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfellas, Great Bear, He-Man, Jackpot, King Ivory, Murder 8, and Tango & Cash.
The presence of a triad of symptoms such as comma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression are strongly suggestive of opioid poisoning.
Why is fentanyl is synthetic opioid?
It is manufactured in labs rather than from the poppy plant like many traditional opioid pain medications.
When was the first overdose reported?
1972
What other drugs cause similar effects?
Drugs that cause similar effects include other opioids such as morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, methadone, and heroin.