Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl (IMF)
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As we are in the midst of an opioid crisis, the Texas Pain Society urges everyone to be aware of the dangers and potentially fatal results of using/trying illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF).
Fentanyl...
- is a synthetic opioid
- can be up to 50 times stronger than heroin / 100 times stronger than morphine
- is divided up into two categories: pharmaceutical fentanyl (prescribed by doctors for pain) and illicitly manufactured fentanyl or IMF (which is responsible for the majority of fentanyl-related overdoses)
Read more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms of a fentanyl overdose include...
- small “pinpoint" pupils
- pale, cold, and/or clammy skin
- limp body
- blue/purple fingernails and/or lips
- vomiting
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If someone is exhibiting one or more of these symptoms...
- call 911
- try to wake them up
- given them naloxone
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Learn more from Texas Health and Human Services. |
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Read more from NEXT Distro.
Find more fentanyl resources via the Texas Medical Association and further opioid epidemic information on the TPS Blog.
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