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Adley, Mark (2017) DrugWatch information sheet: Fentanyls. UK & Ireland DrugWatch.

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Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic and short-acting painkiller that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine, meaning that 1/10th of a gram of fentanyl is equivalent to between 5-10g of morphine. It was first synthesized by Dr. Paul Janssen in December 1960 and has become one of the world’s most important and frequently used opioid analgesics, used also as a pre-medication for general anaesthetic, partly because of its rapid action and multiple routes of administration.


Item Type
FactSheet
Publication Type
Irish-related, International, Open Access, Guideline
Drug Type
Opioid, Prescription/Over the counter
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
August 2017
Pages
14 p.
Publisher
UK & Ireland DrugWatch
Notes
Fentanyl Briefing UK and Ireland DrugWatch are an informal online professional information network established by a group of professionals working in the UK and Irish drugs sector. The aim of the group is to raise/establish standards for drug information, alerts and warnings. It is currently an unfunded, bottom-up initiative that works in the spirit of mutual co-operation.
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Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Effects or consequences
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Fentanyl, Fentanils
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom

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