Amidst the pandemic and widespread social unrest, a disturbing trend has not received the media attention it deserves- overdose deaths are on the rise.
Fentanyl
So what exactly is fentanyl? It’s an extremely powerful opiate, on the scale of 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. It works on the opiate receptor in the brain, the same as morphine or heroin. This drug once only found in hospital settings has now found its way to the street with deadly consequences.