Carfentanil: A New and Often Unrecognized Threat.
Journal of Special Operations Medicine · 2017-01-01 · Other / unclear
Abstract
Law enforcement officers, whether working the streets or on narcotic detail, and even those who operate in strike teams, face a new danger from an old drug: carfentanil. Drug dealers seeking to increase profits cut this cheap synthetic drug into expensive heroin, providing an extreme high. As a potent synthetic opioid narcotic, it is finding its way to the streets of the United States and can pose a threat to life for law enforcement, first responders, and medical examiners.
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Analgesics · Antidotes · Fentanyl · Naloxone · Poisoning & substance use · Fire service & police · Synthetic opioids
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