Fentanyl
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Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic opioid of the piperidine family, used primarily as pain medication. It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Its primary clinical use is in pain managemen
A fentanyl nasal spray with a strength of 100 μg per use
A fentanyl transdermal patch with a release rate of 12 micrograms per hour, on a person's arm
Fentanyl lollipops Actiq 200 mcg
Overall, drug overdose deaths in the United States rose from 2019 to 2021 with more than 106,000 drug overdose deaths reported in 2021. Deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily fentanyl) continued to rise with 70,601 overdose deaths reported in 2021. Those involving stimulants, including cocaine or psychostimulants with abuse potential (primarily methamphetamine), also continued to increase with 32,537 overdose deaths in 2021 (Source: CDC WONDER).
Heroin
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Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy; it is mainly used as a recreational drug
Fentanyl
…to increase potency or compensate for low-quality heroin. In 2006, illegally manufactured, non-pharmaceutical fentanyl, often mixed with cocaine or heroin, caused an outbreak of overdose deaths in the United States and Canada. Deaths were heavily concentrated in the cities of Dayton, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois…
Sample of heroin powder
Ampoules of freeze-dried diamorphine (heroin) for medical use
Heroin solution injected after being filtered through cotton from a tampon
A modified hypodermic syringe used for rectal administration ("plugging") of heroin.