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What Are Opioids?

What Are Opioids?

What are Opioids? Why are They So Dangerous? Opioids are synthetic drugs designed to replicate the effects of natural opiates (i.e., opium and morphine) from which they are partially derived. They are indicated to treat moderate-severe acute pain, such as after injuries and surgeries.

What Is Carfentanil?

What Is Carfentanil?

What Is Carfentanil? â€“ Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid comparable in effect to heroin, but it is, incredibly, up to 5,000 times more powerful. It is an analog of fentanyl, another potent painkiller used to treat severe pain and in hospital settings for general anesthesia. Unlike fentanyl, however, carfentanil is not approved for use in humans. …

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