Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is
50 to 100 times more potent. It is a Schedule II prescription drug, and it is typically used to treat patients with severe pain or to manage pain after surgery. It is sometimes used to treat patients with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to other opioids. Fentanyl is addictive because of its potency. A person taking prescription fentanyl as instructed by a doctor can experience dependence, which is characterized by withdrawal symptoms when the drug is stopped, and addiction is often the result.
Fentanyl can produce intense euphoria, breathing difficulties, and overdose can lead to death. Seventy percent of drug-related deaths are connected to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose. People addicted to fentanyl who stop using it can have severe withdrawal symptoms that begin as early as a few hours after the drug was last taken. These symptoms include muscle and bone pain, insomnia, vomiting and diarrhea, cold flashes uncontrollable leg movements, and severe cramping. These symptoms can be extremely uncomfortable and are the reason many people find it so difficult to stop taking fentanyl.
Fentanyl can produce intense euphoria, breathing difficulties, and overdose can lead to death. Seventy percent of drug-related deaths are connected to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose. People addicted to fentanyl who stop using it can have severe withdrawal symptoms that begin as early as a few hours after the drug was last taken. These symptoms include muscle and bone pain, insomnia, vomiting and diarrhea, cold flashes uncontrollable leg movements, and severe cramping. These symptoms can be extremely uncomfortable and are the reason many people find it so difficult to stop taking fentanyl.
26%
of illicit tablets tested for Fentanyl contained a Lethal Dose (2mg).
1,397%
increase in overdose deaths from Fentanyl under the age of 24 since 2010.
100
Americans die every day resulting from Fentanyl abuse.
3,040
people under the age of 24 who died in 2019 from Fentanyl abuse.
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