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Fentanyl

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Updated November 24, 2003

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Category:

Opioids and Morphine Derivatives.

Commercial and Street Names:

Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze; Apache, China girl, China white, dance fever, friend, goodfella, jackpot, murder 8, TNT, Tango and Cash.

How Administered:

Injected, smoked, snorted.

Intoxication Effects and Potential Health Consequences:

Pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness/respiratory depression and arrest, nausea, confusion, constipation, sedation, unconsciousness, coma, tolerance, addiction.

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