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Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiate analgesic similar to but more potent than morphine. It is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, or to manage pain after surgery. It is also sometimes used to treat people with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to opiates. It is a schedule II prescription drug.
Deadly drug overdose rates among Black people more than doubles in Kentucky

Deadly drug overdose rates among Black people more than doubles in Kentucky

MGH scientists develop a data-driven simulation model to address the rampant opioid crisis

MGH scientists develop a data-driven simulation model to address the rampant opioid crisis

Study uses critical race theory to examine disparities in treating opioid use disorder

Study uses critical race theory to examine disparities in treating opioid use disorder

The Blackfeet nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

The Blackfeet nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

Cannabis users need higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies

Cannabis users need higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies

The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths

The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths

Quality of drug supply declined in Vancouver during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Quality of drug supply declined in Vancouver during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Lifesaving drug for opioid use disorder underutilized

Lifesaving drug for opioid use disorder underutilized

Rigaku Announces Narcotics Interdiction Partnership Program to Help Reduce Deaths by Overdose

Rigaku Announces Narcotics Interdiction Partnership Program to Help Reduce Deaths by Overdose

Study shows how a non-opioid approach successfully manages women's pain after C-section

Study shows how a non-opioid approach successfully manages women's pain after C-section

Metrohm USA celebrates 10th annual young chemist award winner

Metrohm USA celebrates 10th annual young chemist award winner

UK experts share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research at 2022 Rx Summit

UK experts share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research at 2022 Rx Summit

$11M for North Carolina work-based rehab raises concerns

$11M for North Carolina work-based rehab raises concerns

CBD and THC may be safe for use with opioid pain relievers, animal study suggests

CBD and THC may be safe for use with opioid pain relievers, animal study suggests

Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist

Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist

Drug overdose death rates among Black Americans surpass that of whites for first time in 20 years

Drug overdose death rates among Black Americans surpass that of whites for first time in 20 years

Outpatient antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis improves outcomes, reduces costs

Outpatient antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis improves outcomes, reduces costs

Expert highlights the racist origins of US drug policy and its effect on the modern opioid epidemic

Expert highlights the racist origins of US drug policy and its effect on the modern opioid epidemic

‘I just want to stay in one spot’: From homeless to housed in rugged Del Norte

‘I just want to stay in one spot’: From homeless to housed in rugged Del Norte

Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths

Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths

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