The facts about Fentanyl abuse and addiction in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and other parts of Alberta by Options Okanagan Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating drug addiction and recovery.
Fentanyl is in a class of synthetic pain relievers. It has a greater potency than morphine and a high level of addiction. Statistics show that the over doses and fatalities with Fentanyl are increasing. Therefore, it is important to know what constitutes abuse of the drug.
Fentanyl is legal when it is used in surgery as an anesthetic. It is also administered by medical professional to individuals in intensive care or cancer wards for managing severe pain.
Fentanyl is given to patients in lozenge form or by a trans-dermal patch. The patches release the drug into the bloodstream slowly.
This drug is much less well known than its opiate counterparts like heroin, oxycodone, and codeine. It is its strength that makes it attractive to drug users. In 2004, a study by the American Medical Association revealed that it actually is about 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.
Fentanyl abuse starts when a patient or user begins taking more of the prescribed dose. If given the patches, they will apply more of these than necessary. Those who use it without a medical need are most certainly out to abuse this drug as it is able to quickly and intensely activate the pleasure points of the brain.
When the pleasure points of the brain are activated, users will keep chasing after this feeling of euphoria. It becomes a reward. In physiological terms, the body begins craving the drug. This is where abuse becomes clear. Some of the signs that a person is abusing the drug include:
Taking Fentanyl after the condition it was prescribed for has healed.
Increasing the dose without getting approval from a doctor.
Taking it more frequently than prescribed.
Using the Fentanyl with other substances in order to increase its effects.
Mixing it with street drugs like heroin or cocaine.
Displaying obsessive behaviors or thoughts regarding obtaining the drug and using it.
Also, abusers will sometimes forge prescriptions. They may even doctor shop to get prescriptions legally for the same condition.
Addicts prefer this drug over other narcotics because it dose in one dose what other drugs do in several. The medical concern is that when an addict takes a three-day long patch, they are putting an extraordinary amount of the drug into their systems. Most addicts will take more than one patch over the course of three days, so they risk serious harm in being addicted to this drug.
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