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The DEA on fentanyl

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on opioids

Centers for Disease and Control (CDC) on fentanyl

DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans (2022)

Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no (2022)

Scientific American: Should Parents Really Be Worried About Rainbow Fentanyl?(2022)

Can touch this: training to correct police officer beliefs about overdose from incidental contact with fentanyl

The National Harm Reduction Coalition - Fact Sheet on fentanyl

 

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Drug Policy Alliance - Facts About Fentanyl (2023)

Fentanyl Facts

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, a powerful pain killer that improves the quality of life of people experience severe chronic pain, and a common adulterant added to street drugs in quantities that are potentially - likely - lethal.

Fentanyl increasess the risks of overdoses and particularly overdose deaths. That much most everyone agrees with. But "overdose" means taking too much of a drug leading to harmful outcomes. Because of fentanyl is, according to the CDC, "...up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine" thus it is all to easy to take too much.

Is the issue about fentanyl's lethality? Or that street drugs are adulterated putting users at risk?

The National Harm Reduction Coalition highlights: