What You Need to Know About Fentanyl

American Thinker ^ | 18 Oct, 2022 | Joe Alton, M.D.

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Both more powerful and more dangerous than heroin, fentanyl is becoming more cmmonplace throughout the U.S.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has sent out an advisory to the public regarding the opioid crisis, specifically warning of the presence of brightly-colored fentanyl pills in general circulation. The presence of highly addictive “rainbow fentanyl” is a trend which potentially targets young people.

I’ve known of fentanyl my entire medical career. My professional experience with it involved use during general anesthesia on patients undergoing surgery and epidurals during labor. It has also been used in combat casualties and cancer patients in the form of “lollipops” for pain relief and sedation.

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FENTANYL DANGERS

Unfortunately, there are serious risks associated with the use of fentanyl. You can expect sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression. This highly addictive substance leads to serious physical dependence in addition to tolerance (the need for higher doses over time to get the same “high”).

Additional dangers relate to the tendency for fentanyl powder to be mixed in with heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. As it can’t be identified by sight, taste, or smell, it would require a lab analysis or special test strips to identify. This practice of “cutting” drugs with fentanyl causes the user to inadvertently be given a dose much stronger than ordinarily expected from, say, heroin. Indeed, accidental exposure of fentanyl to skin can be lethal in doses as low as 0.25 milligrams.

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I was given fentanyl as part of anesthesia during surgery for herniated intervertebral disc. The effect was very nice. Fortunately I do not have an additive personality.

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