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2. Fentanyl-laced pills are causing fatal overdoses in kids and ...

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   Moreover, this crisis is having a strong effect among children and teens. There’s been a 3,000% increase in fentanyl-related opioid deaths among children over the past decade .

3. Health leaders say fentanyl testing change will save children ...

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   There is a significant delay in determining fentanyl ingestion as a cause of unresponsiveness in children which leads to incorrect medical treatment, inaccurate assessments, and/or ongoing safety ...

4. Fentanyl - Wikipedia

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   Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; [9] its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries. [10][11] Fentanyl is also used as a ...

5. Fact check: Will drug dealers target kids with fentanyl-laced ...

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   Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat severe pain that is 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. In 2020, more than 56,000 deaths ...

6. Drug overdose - Wikipedia

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   The symptoms can often be divided into differing toxidromes. This can help one determine what class of drug or toxin is causing the difficulties. Symptoms of opioid overdoses include slow breathing, heart rate and pulse. [8] Opioid overdoses can also cause pinpoint pupils, and blue lips and nails due to low levels of oxygen in the blood.

7. United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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   A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [ 3 ] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 to 2020. Around 932,400 died from 1999 through 2020.

8. Children have died from accidental fentanyl exposures. Here's ...

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   One of the children, 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici, died after being exposed to fentanyl that federal prosectors say was stored on top of play mats at the day care. In Florida, 19-month-old Enora ...

9. There is a growing number of children born with 'fetal ... - AOL

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   August 2, 2024 at 5:30 AM. The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is ...