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BE IN THE KNOW
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that effects your brain’s receptors that control pain & breathing.
- FENTANYL IS 50X MORE POTENT THAN HEROIN.
- 80% OF ILLICIT PILLS SEIZED TEST POSITIVE FOR THE PRESENCE OF FENTANYL.
- 60% OF THOSE PILLS CONTAIN WHAT IS CONSIDERED A LETHAL DOSE.
- DRUG DEALERS DON’T SEPARATE THEIR PRODUCTS SO EVEN CROSS CONTAMINATION CAN KILL YOU.
- PILL PRESSES SEIZED BY CNT IN CHATHAM COUNTY ARE TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE PRESENCE OF FENTANYL.
- ALL OPIOIDS SLOW THE RESPRITORY SYSTEM DOWN, THE STRONGER THE OPIOID, THE QUICKER THE RESPONSE.
- THE STRONGER THE OPIOID, THE MORE EUPHORIC THE EFFECT IS ON THE BRAIN.
- THE STRONGER THE OPIOID, THE HIGHER RISK OF ADDICTION.
- SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE GENETICALLY PRE-DISPOSED TO ADDICTION, MORE THAN OTHERS, AFTER THE FIRST USE.
- AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OPIOIDS, NON-OPIOID PAIN RELIEVERS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN.
SIGNS OF AN OVERDOSE
Don't wait to call for help
- Lethargic and pass out
- Inability to control breathing
- Limp body
- Slow to no breathing
- Slow heartrate / heart stops
- Gargling noises / choking
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CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE FIRST RESPONDER OF A POSSIBLE OVERDOSE. First responders are equipped & trained to respond to an overdose.
DECISIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
BEING INFORMED = BETTER DECISIONS
80% OF PILLS ON THE STREET ARE FAKE
60% OF THEM CONTAIN A LETHAL DOSE OF FENTANYL
- It's nearly impossible to see the differences between an illicit and legitimate pill
- It takes just 2-milligram dose to kill an average sized adult. See the comparison to a penny for reference
Narcan / Naloxone
NARCAN/NALOXONE IS AN OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG READILY USED TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. THE DRUG ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY UNBINDING THE OPOID ON THE BRAIN’S RECEPTORS, ALLOWING THE INDIVIDUAL TO BEGIN BREATHING AGAIN.
- Narcan/Naloxone is available over the counter without a prescription.
- Administering Narcan/Naloxone has no known negative effects so when in doubt administer.
