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The fentanyl crisis: Detection can save lives
3 Dec 2020Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is a prescription drug that is also made and used illegally. Like morphine, it is a medicine that is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, especially after surgery. Fentanyl is now the drug most frequently involved in overdose deaths in the US.
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