Fentanyl
Heroin (top) is compared with fentanyl (bottom). Both are dangerous and can lead to overdoses. Fentnyl is a manmade opioid that can be 50-100 times more potent than morphine. While it has medical uses, fentanyl is highly addictive.
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine. Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients, applied in a patch on the skin. Because of its powerful opioid properties, Fentanyl is also diverted for abuse. Fentanyl is added to heroin to increase its potency, or be disguised as highly potent heroin. Many users believe that they are purchasing heroin and actually don’t know that they are purchasing fentanyl – which often results in overdose deaths.
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