55 Fentanyl is a powerful prescription painkiller about 100x more toxic than morphine. It is now being imported and sold illegally with tragic consequences. Fentanyl nicknames include: Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Green beans, Jackpot, Murder 8, Shady 80s, TNT, and Tango and Cash Overdose signs and symptoms: • Severe sleepiness • Slow, shallow breathing • Lips and nails turn blue • Person is unresponsive • Gurgling sounds or snoring • Cold and clammy skin • Tiny pupils IF YOU SUSPECT AN OVERDOSE, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!!! www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca Facts • Fentanyl has been mixed with other drugs such as heroin and cocaine. • It has been used in tablets made to look like prescription drugs. • Overdoses have occurred where individuals were not aware they were consuming fentanyl. • It is odourless and tasteless, and therefore hard to detect. • It is often found in powder, pill, liquid and blotter form. • 2 milligrams of pure fentanyl (the size of about 4 grains of salt) is enough to kill the average adult. • Unintentional exposure to pure fentanyl – touching or inhaling – can cause serious harm including death. • Fentanyl-related deaths have been increasing in Canada. WHAT IS FENTANYL?
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