fentanyl

The anomalous pharmacology of fentanyl

Scientific article
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Fentanyl is a key therapeutic, used in anaesthesia and pain management. It is alsoincreasingly used illicitly and is responsible for a large and growing number of opioidoverdose deaths, especially in North America. A number of factors have...

ISRAEL POLICE: Fentanyl Distribution Cases

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Attached: an article written by Superintendent Ilan Malka of ISRAEL POLICE on the subject of Fentanyl Distribution Cases published in WCO RILO WE INFO magazine - June 2023 edition.

UNODC World Drug Report 2023 warns of converging crises as illicit drug markets continue to expand

Continued record illicit drug supply and increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises and challenging health services and law enforcement responses, according to the World Drug Report 2023 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today.
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Fentanilo: un problema actual / Fentanyl: a current issue

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Washington D.C.
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United States

According to the 2022 World Drug Report, the non-medical use of opioids like fentanyl poses substantial risks to global health. Opioids remain the most lethal group of psychoactive substances, accounting for two-thirds of deaths related directly to drugs, primarily overdoses. Additionally, fentanyl and its analogs were present in 90% of defined daily doses of synthetic opioids seized in 2020.
 

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Fentanyl DrugFacts

Guide
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is a prescription drug that is also made and used illegally. Like morphine, it is a medicine that is typically used to treat patients...

The Dangers of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
This resource highlights the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs including fentanyl being the driver behind the opioid-related deaths in the U.S., potency, their use as adulterants and in making counterfeit pills, common routes of...