According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 100,000 people died from overdose-related deaths in 2020. Fentanyl, a potent and synthetic opioid, causes 60% of those deaths. Education surrounding fentanyl has spread throughout the medical community, but overdose deaths are still high due to this substance. Unfortunately, many people who overdose on fentanyl […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 71,238 people died from synthetic opioid overdoses in 2021. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are made in a lab with the same chemical structure as other opioids. Doctors use them for clinical pain management post-surgery. Unfortunately, drugs like fentanyl have become widely available online or through […]
Fentanyl is a synthetic (man-made) opioid that has recently been storming the nation. Clinicians have been buzzing about it, rehab centers are admitting more fentanyl-dependent patients, and Hulu just made a documentary about it. It’s been around for years, but lately it has (overwhelmingly) risen in popularity. If fentanyl has been around since the 1950s, […]
Fentanyl is a man-made opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. It was originally developed for medical use, but has become a go-to for individuals looking to get high due to its low-cost and ubiquitous availability on the street. Because it’s such a powerful opioid, fentanyl is also misused in many illegal ways. Fentanyl […]
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), is the universal manual to diagnose mental health issues. Because it is such a well-known standard, it has widespread influence over how disorders get diagnosed and treated. The DSM version 5 recognizes opioid use disorder as a sub-category of substance use disorders, a disorder […]
There are two types of fentanyl, known as synthetic opioids, pharmaceutical grade and illegally manufactured. The illicitly made fentanyl is typically more potent than the pharmaceutical. The pharmaceutical is for people with severe pain, usually in late cancer stages or post-surgical procedures. Fentanyl analogs are occasionally more lethal than fentanyl and are involved in more […]
Along with the rise of the nationwide opioid epidemic, we have also seen the rise of specific kinds of opioids. One opioid that has proven to be the most dangerous, and specifically the most deadly, is fentanyl. Fentanyl is fairly cheap to make and distribute. So one of the reasons it has become so dangerous […]
Fentanyl and synthetic fentanyl are the most common drugs associated with overdose deaths. There are over 150 people who die every day from an overdose of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Unfortunately, deaths from an overdose of synthetic opioids are on the rise. According to the Knoxville Police Department, in 2021, there were 457 suspected […]
