Fentanyl

By Diana
HISTORY
Fentanyl is a very
USE
strong opiod drug, first Fentanyl can be used
developed in 1959 but medically used,
introduced as an usually for severe
anesthetic by 1960s. pain, or cancer pain.

Fentanyl can be: Fentanyl patches are

● Injected abused, the gel
● Snorted/sniffed inside is removed
● Smoked and then injected or
● Taken as a ingested. Can also be
pill/tablet frozen, cut, and
● Spiked onto placed either under
blotter paper the tongue or cheek
cavity.
MADE OF?

● Fentanyl is a man
made drug. Made
in a lab from
precursor
chemicals.
● It is part of the
opioid category as
an analgesic.
TOLERANCE & WITHDRAWAL
Like with any other opioid a person can develop
a tolerance to its effects. Meaning that it will
take a bigger dose to feel the same effect.

It is possible to develop a dependence to

Fentanyl. Severe withdrawal symptoms can
develop i, which can be extremely
uncomfortable.

Withdrawal symptoms; Abdominal pain,

nausea/vomiting, diarrhea. bone/muscle aches, runny
nose, opioid cravings, low body temperature, anxiety,
sweating, sleep problems, depression, chills, agitation,
rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure.
 SHORT TERM EFFECTS:
● Drowsiness
● Confusion ● Fractures the elderly
● Small pupils ● Chronic/Severe constipation
● Constipation (can lead to serious health
● Nausea issues)
● Vomiting ● Breathing problems during
sleep
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● Slowed breathing
● Heart attack/Heart failure
● Immune system suppression
● Hormonal/Reproductive
issues
● Anxiety/Depression Etc.

LONG TERM EFFECTS:

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
FENTANYL
Possessing traces of fentanyl can take a
person to state jail felony charges. More than
ON THE
a gram and it would be a third-degree or NEWS
second-degree felony.
Trafficking offenders get about an average of A recent article has shown how fentanyl use
74 months in prison. during pregnancy after doctors studied
certain features of babies.

“Doctors have identified 10 babies who were

born with congenital disabilities and whose
mothers used street drugs, including fentanyl,
during pregnancy, according to the study by
Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington,
Delaware.”
USA Today Article
NICKNAMES DID YOU KNOW?…
● Apache
● Fentanyl is approximately 100 times
● China Girl
stronger than morphine.
● China Town
● It is about 50 times stronger than
● Dance Fever
heroin.
● Friend
● Overdose fatalities range from 2,666 in
● Goodfellas
2011 to 31,335 in 2018.
● Great Bear
● The legal status for Fentanyl is a
● He-Man
Schedule II narcotic under the United
● Jackpot
states Controlled Substances Act of
● King Ivory
1970.
● Murder 8
● Tango & Cash.
 QUIZ
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than..?
A. Morphine
B. Codeine
C. Heroin

Fentanyl is Naturally Made.

A. True
B. False

You can Overdose on Fentanyl.

A. True
B. False
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