Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a short-acting synthetic opioid. It’s primarily used in pharmaceuticals to help those struggling with severe pain, usually post-surgery.. Short-acting relates to how a substance enters your body, how quickly its effects are felt, and how quickly it exits your body. The amount of time that fentanyl takes to start being felt depends on…

The side effects of fentanyl use make it one of the most addictive and deadly drugs on the market. Fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. The effects of fentanyl use are wide-ranging, affecting the body and mind. Understanding the…

In recent years, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are reportedly the most common cause of overdose-related deaths. In the US alone, over 150 people die from synthetic opioid overdoses daily, and fentanyl is largely responsible for the uptick in overdose deaths reported in recent years. Fentanyl addiction can be difficult to pinpoint because, many times,…

Would you know fentanyl if you saw it? In 2021, New Mexico had 304 Fentanyl-related overdoses. Contributing to this number is the fact that fentanyl is often mixed with other substances to increase the effects. This means people are taking fentanyl without knowing it. Understanding the characteristics of fentanyl and how to test for it…

Around 2 out of 3 overdose deaths in New Mexico involve an opioid such as fentanyl. Fentanyl is a powerful medication designed to treat people who are in extreme pain but is increasingly taken as an illicit substance due to its euphoric effects. A fentanyl overdose can be deadly, but life-saving treatments are available. Individuals…

The average person may not be as familiar with the drug fentanyl as they are heroin or morphine, but fentanyl is much more potent than either. The drug was developed as a way to reduce the pain of terminally ill cancer patients, and it reduces pain by targeting receptors in the brain and spinal cord….

You may remember the upwelling of overdose deaths that swept through some of the largest cities in the country – Detroit, Philadelphia and Chicago – 10 years ago, which came to a sudden halt when agents from Mexican raided a secret laboratory just outside of the capital that had allegedly manufactured large amounts of a…