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Fentanyl: America's Secret Epidemic by Cleo Gib
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Fentanyl: America's Secret Epidemic |
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Opioid overdose is on the rise in the United States and around the world. The three most popular opioids being used are heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil. Heroin is an obvious enemy to public health, but fentanyl and carfentanil are different. As you look for legal help concerning prescription drug overdose deaths in Cleveland, OH, here’s more information about these drugs, where they come from, and how they work. Fentanyl and Carfentanil The drug fentanyl was originally invented in the 1960s for the purpose of an intravenous anesthetic commercially known as Sublimaze. Carfentanil is 100 times more effective at tranquilizing, which is why it is used on animals—typically large animals, like zoo elephants. The classic fentanyl was modified in the 1990s to be used as a pain reliever for severe pain, specifically in cancer patients. The substance was modified from a liquid form into easy-to-use gel patch and lollipop forms instead. It is FDA approved as a treatment for severe cancer pain. Opioid Abuse and Addiction Many officials would consider there to be an opioid epidemic in the United States and dozens of other countries, such as Canada and members of the European Union. In the state of Ohio alone, fentanyl overdose deaths more than tripled between 2013 and 2014, and then doubled from 2014 to 2015 once again to over 1,000. This comprised almost half of the drug overdose deaths to occur in the state that year. While recreational drug use is on the rise, the rise in popularity of fentanyl is particularly dangerous. For its similarities, it is often combined with heroin and the two substances are taken together. One of the primary dangers of the drug is that, without the proper equipment and licensing, it is nearly impossible to tell how much of the substance you are actually consuming—which is why overdoses are so frequent. The Mexican Drug Cartel considers their own mixture of heroin and illegally produced fentanyl to be dangerous, having bestowed on it the nickname “the little devil.” If you are dealing with the aftermath of prescription drug overdose deaths in Cleveland, OH, it is absolutely advisable to seek legal help in order to bring justice to your loved one that has passed.
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