fentanyl
Potent pain medication
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid, roughly fifty to one hundred times more potent than morphine.
Developed as a surgical anesthetic and prescribed for severe pain, it has become central to the overdose crisis because tiny amounts can be lethal.
Street drugs are often laced with fentanyl without buyers' knowledge: The coroner found fentanyl in his system.
Medication reducing discomfort
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- oxycodonePowerful prescription pain reliever
- hydrocodoneOpioid pain reliever
- codeineOpium-derived painkiller
tramadol · analgesia · pain relief · palliative · sedation · numbing · epidural · postoperative
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- transdermalPassing through skin
- patchMaterial covering damage
- sublingualUnder the tongue
lozenge · injectable · intravenous · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · half-life · pharmacology · formulation
Harmful excess intake
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- deathsPermanent cessations of life
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
illicit · trafficking · contamination · counterfeit · street drugs · public health · harm reduction · test strips
Millionths of a gram
- carfentanilUltra-potent veterinary opioid
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- synthetic opioidMan-made pain-blocking compound
Pain-blocking substance
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- intubationPlacing airway tube
ventilation · surgical · perioperative · induction · general anesthesia · conscious sedation · adjunct · operating room
Opioid overdose antidote
- NarcanBranded opioid antagonist spray
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependenceState of needing another
rehabilitation · methadone · buprenorphine · detox · recovery · craving · tolerance · harm reduction
painkiller
Medication reducing discomfort
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- oxycodonePowerful prescription pain reliever
- hydrocodoneOpioid pain reliever
codeine · tramadol · analgesia · pain relief · palliative · sedation · numbing · epidural · postoperative · cancer pain
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- transdermalPassing through skin
- patchMaterial covering damage
sublingual · lozenge · injectable · intravenous · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · half-life · pharmacology · formulation · controlled substance
overdose
Harmful excess intake
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- deathsPermanent cessations of life
poisoning · illicit · trafficking · contamination · counterfeit · street drugs · public health · harm reduction · test strips · emergency
micrograms
Millionths of a gram
- carfentanilUltra-potent veterinary opioid
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
synthetic opioid · analog · derivative · trace amounts · detection
anesthetic
Pain-blocking substance
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
intubation · ventilation · surgical · perioperative · induction · general anesthesia · conscious sedation · adjunct · operating room · anesthesiologist
naloxone
Opioid overdose antidote
- NarcanBranded opioid antagonist spray
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
dependence · rehabilitation · methadone · buprenorphine · detox · recovery · craving · tolerance · harm reduction · needle exchange
- Drug RegulationFDA, DEA, controlled substances, drug scheduling, Schedule II
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
- opioidsmorphine, codeine, heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone
- Piperazinesmeclizine, hydroxyzine, cetirizine, trazodone, carfentanil
- Semisyntheticsrayon, cellophane, viscose, nitrocellulose, heroin
- Spinal Drugsmorphine, hydromorphone, clonidine
fentanylnaloxone
Opioid overdose antidote
Narcan · naltrexone · stimulant · amphetamine · caffeine
- fentanyl overdoseLethal synthetic narcotic ingestion
- fentanyl addictionDependence on potent synthetic opioid
- fentanyl patchAdhesive opioid delivery system
- fentanyl crisisSurge in synthetic opioid deaths
- fentanyl traffickingIllegal opioid commerce