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Ingredients: How is Fentanyl Made? What are its Origins?

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Ingredients: How is Fentanyl Made? What are its Origins?

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Fentanyl is a very strong, synthetic, lab-made drug. Most of fentanyl is mass-produced in Mexico and exported. Dr. Paul Janssen created this drug as an analgesic (used to relieve pain) for surgical purposes. However, this drug has recently been abused for ulterior uses.

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Fentanyl is rarely used legally, and is more popular illegally. Young adults who have not used opioids before are most likely to try fentanyl alongside the other young adults and older adults who have an ongoing addiction. Statistically, the CDC said the 107, 375 people died from overdoses in one year (Jan 2021- Jan 2022), and 67% of those involved lab-made opioids like fentanyl.

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Treatment: What are the Best Treatment Programs?

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Treatment: What are the Best Treatment Programs?

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If the addiction is mild, national helpline services, such as Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), can help. They discuss your symptoms, addiction, and can even call. In other cases, such overdoses, fentanyl can be treated with naloxone, for example. Naloxone stops opioids effects from spreading any further. If addiction is constant to where you cannot stop, checking yourself into a rehab center may be best.

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Uses and Effects: What is the Drug Used For? How Does it Affect the Body?

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Uses and Effects: What is the Drug Used For? How Does it Affect the Body?

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) originally approved this drug as an analgesic and anesthetic. Fentanyl can also be used illegally and is commonly mixed in with other drugs, such as: cocaine, heroin, etc. Though fentanyl can cause you body to relax and enter a state of euphoria, it also can cause: nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, hypoxemia, death, etc.

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Canada, Government of. “Government of Canada.” Canada's Opioid Crisis (Fact Sheet) - Canada.ca, / Gouvernement Du Canada, 9 Apr. 2019, https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/canada-opioid-crisis-fact-sheet.html.

“Fentanyl Drugfacts.” National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 3 Mar. 2023, https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/fentanyl.

Klobucista, Claire. “The U.S. Opioid Epidemic.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, 12 May 2022, https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-opioid-epidemic.

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The DEA explains how readily available drugs like fentanyl are in Michigan, specifically in Kalamazoo. It's easy for those in Michigan to get their hands on these drugs, as Mexican drug trafficking organizations easily provide availability to not only fentanyl, but other drugs also, such as: heroin, cocaine, etc. This connects back to how easy it is to get fentanyl, despite its deadly side effects.

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Final Thoughts: What Surprised Me About Fentanyl?

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Final Thoughts: What Surprised Me About Fentanyl?

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As opioid use, including fentanyl, has been affecting the world- no country has been hit harder than the U.S. Though there has been a 56% increase of opioid use around the world from 2019 to 2022, the U.S. uses over 80% of opioids around the world. However, opioid use is still a problem worldwide. Canada is providing more access to treatment services, raising awareness, and informing others on what to do when there are signs of an overdose/an actual overdose; Europe is becoming more aware of the unfortunate effects in 19 of their countries; China is becoming more aware as it is America's #1 supplier; etc.

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Is Europe facing an opioid crisis like the United States? An analysis of opioid use and related adverse effects in 19 European countries between 2010 and 2018

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Given the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States (US), we investigated the opioid situation in Europe. The aims of the study are to provide an overview of trends in prescription opioid (PO) use and opioid-related adversities between 2010 and 2018…

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Fentanyl can be seen as one of the most addictive drugs due to its potency. When used illegally, it is extremely difficult to stop. Fentanyl is generally put into other drugs in traces to increase addiction. 2/3 of drugs users may return to another drug if it is laced with fentanyl. This increases business for dealers, even though fentanyl is deadly.