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  2. Fentanyl - Wikipedia

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    The widespread use of fentanyl triggered the production of fentanyl citrate (the salt formed by combining fentanyl and citric acid in a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio). [ 145 ] [ 146 ] Fentanyl citrate entered medical use as a general anaesthetic in 1968, manufactured by McNeil Laboratories under the brand name Sublimaze.

  3. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    Fentanyl. 2 mg (white powder to the right) is a lethal dose in most people. [19] US penny is 19 mm (0.75 in) wide. Risk factors for opioid overdose include opioid dependence, injecting opioids, using high doses of opioids, and use together with alcohol, benzodiazepines, or cocaine. [1] [2] The risk is particularly high following detoxification. [1]

  4. Drug overdose - Wikipedia

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    Fentanyl. 2 mg (white powder to the right) is a lethal dose in most people. [1] US penny is 19 mm (0.75 in) wide. A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. [2] [3] Typically the term is applied for cases when a risk to health is a potential ...

  5. Dealer's conviction for deadly fentanyl dose highlights L.A ...

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    In July, October and December 2021, law enforcement conducted searches at and outside Hevener’s residence, seizing 245 grams of burned black tar heroin, 1.2 grams of fentanyl, a digital scale ...

  6. Mom put fatal dose of fentanyl in baby's sippy cup so she ...

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    A woman found guilty of spiking her baby's sippy cup with a fatal dose of fentanyl committed the crime in order to quiet the child so she could "sit back, relax and smoke marijuana," a prosecutor ...

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

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    [1] [2] 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. Drug dealer sentenced for killing a Richland woman with a ...

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    A convicted drug dealer was ordered to spend more time in prison for delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 51-year-old Richland woman at her home. ... Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than ...

  9. List of drugs known for off-label use - Wikipedia

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    Actiq (oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate), a controlled substance, is used off-label to treat moderate to severe chronic, non-malignant pain even though it is approved in the United States solely for breakthrough pain in cancer patients. [1]