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Fentanyl - Coggle Diagram
Fentanyl
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Statistics
Between January 2016 and December 2024, there was a total of 52,544 apparent opioid toxicity deaths in Canada (Boynton)
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Overdose deaths in the US involving opioids decreased from an estimated 84,181 in 2022 to 81,083 in 2023. (U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018 | Blogs | CDC)
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Effects on environment
Various studies have determined that trace levels of fentanyl can be found in various environments such as soil from water. (Reid et al.),
Used materials (patches, vials, etc.) can go to landfills.
Introduction
What is it?
Initially developed as a prescription medicine to relieve cancer pain or any other kinds of severe chronic pain that don't respond to other pain killers
Opioid agonist (attaches to opioid receptors in the brain and activates them, reducing pain and causing effects like euphoria)
Synthetic (made in labs artificially, with no natural ingredients)
Lipophilic (Dissolves/combines with fat and lipids, allowing it to enter the brain quickly)
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