Fentanyl

Fentanyl be a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid dem primarily use as an analgesic (pain medication). E be 30 to 50 times more potent dan heroin den 50 to 100 times more potent dan morphine. Ein primary clinical utility be insyd pain management for cancer patients den those wey dey recover from painful surgeries. Dem sanso dey use Fentanyl as a sedative. Dey depend on de method of delivery, fentanyl fi be very fast acting den dey ingest a relatively small quantity fi cause overdose. Fentanyl dey work by e dey activate μ-opioid receptors. Dem dey sell Fentanyl under de brand names Actiq, Duragesic, den Sublimaze, among odas.

Pharmaceutical fentanyl ein adverse effects be similar to those of oda opioids den narcotics wey dey include addiction, confusion, respiratory depression (wich, if extensive den untreated, fi lead to respiratory arrest), drowsiness, nausea, visual disturbances, dyskinesia, hallucinations, delirium, a subset of de latter dem know as "narcotic delirium", narcotic ileus, muscle rigidity, constipation, loss of consciousness, hypotension, coma, den death. Alcohol den oda drugs (e.g., cocaine den heroin) fi synergistically exacerbate fentanyl ein side effects. Naloxone (dem sanso know as Narcan) fi reverse de effects of an opioid overdose, buh secof fentanyl be so potent, multiple doses fi be necessary.

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