Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Fentanyl - Coggle Diagram
Fentanyl
Introduction
Legal Penalties
Supplying them to someone else could get you in prison, an unlimited fine or both
If you get caught driving under the influence, you may recieve a heavy fine, driving ban, or prison sentence
If police catch people supplying fentanyl, they can prosecute the person concerned in the management of the premises
History
Due to challenges faced with morphine (incomplete amnesia and respiratory depression), researchers found alternatives -> fentanyl (1960, USA)
Fentanyl, along with other synthetic opioids, showed improved potency and safety profiles, making them living anesthetic agents.
-
-
Law for posession
UK
Up to seven years in prison or an unlimited fine (or both) for a Class A drug, fentanyl
USA
First-time offenders face up to 1 year in prison and a minimum fine of $1,000. Repeat offenders can receive up to 3 years in prison and fines up to $5,000. Specific penalties vary by state
-
Philippines
Imprisonment ranging from 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and a fine ranging from P10,000.00 to P50,000.00
-
Length of high/hit
-
-
Dermal exposure takes over hours to days of absortion, but initial exposure occur within a few mins with 2 hours absortion
-
Statistics and Facts
Drugs that cause similar effects include other opioids such as morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, methadone, and heroin. However, Fentanyl is stronger than most of the other opioids.
The number of pills and powders containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement in the US has amazingly increased.
-
-
-
-
-
If you suspect a fentanyl overdose,
1) Call 911 immediately. (Most states have laws that may protect a person who is overdosing or the person who called for help from legal trouble.)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Effects on environment
The production and cultivation of fentanyl causes environmental degration through activities such as deforestation, soil / water pollution
Fentanyl are released/distributed through wastewater treatment facilities and contaminates the water
-