Deaths May Be Tied to Killer Heroin

Two men died and a third overdosed after sharing a batch of heroin, and police are investigating whether the heroin was tainted with the painkiller fentanyl. Fentanyl is "between 50 and 100 times more potent than morphine," and the police say that most of the fentanyl found in the overdoses was illegally made. Some are attracted to the tainted heroin because it is so dangerous - in Chicago, 117 people have died from the killer mix since April 2005! So far, 23 New Yorkers have died from the fentanyl-heroin mix since May, and one law enforcement official told the Daily News in August, "The danger is that it is so potent, so we're afraid some kid trying it out on a dare for the first time winds up dead."

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By Jen Chung in News on September 13, 2006 1:28 PM

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Fentanyl Abuse

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Vinny

p.s. just talkin about the Fentanyl Patch. I have used alot of painkillers in the past 2 years, but I have never tried Heroin before and I won't. Not trying to tell any one to try anything...just lettin you guys know what happened to me.

Vinny R.

I tried the patch for the first time three days ago...wow. I can understand how it could be dangerous, but I have never felt so content with life before. On the 3rd night, I did open the package and finish the stuff off. I thought I might die. I couldnt feel my heart beating, or even find a pulse...yet there was nothing I could do about it at the time. I was paralyzed in paradise.

I guess the point of my story is, if your gonna try this stuff, just use the drug how it is intended...I guess?

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You don't know anything about being a Heroin addict!

Addict doesn't care where his money is going, as long as they got their smack.

And injection, when properly done... is the most hygienic way to use substances (Check Lancet- Magazine)

And if you haven't already guessed it, i am a heroine addict allthought being in methadine program about 5 1/2 years i still miss heroine, i see dreams about heroin!

You know, you can type and say anything about everything, but how to cure someone if he even doesn't want to be cured, only proper way for treatment should not be in methadon, bubrenorphin etc. Addicts should get their opiates from their personal doctor, including clean syringes!

Samantha T

Wow - tough crowd. I feel terrible that somebody is in a bad situation in the first place (addiction) that gets horrifically worse. Nobody signs on for that - even somebody with the (heaven forbid!) poor judgment to try heroin in the first place. Good thing nobody on this thread has ever shown poor judgment before. I'm sure I'll get flamed, but if you've ever tried any illegal substance ever (yes, that includes marijuana), please shut the fuck up.

igor

I have absolutly NO sympathy for these people. none.

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crybaby,

fentanyl is a CII drug, meaning that it is available for prescription but that it has a high risk for diversion. It is popularly used for the treatment of post-operative pain, and chronic pain. patients do not need to meet any "specific" criteria other than their doctors good judgment.

fentanyl has been used, safely, for the treatment of pain for many years. its only when it gets into the hands of addicts that it presents a problem. ask any person with chronic pain who has used the fentanyl patch, it is a true life altering product.

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Schadenfreudian Mensch:

I hope neither you nor anyone in your family ever suffers from a drug problem or a mental illness. You clearly would not be able to handle it.

Your post was one of the most ignorant I have read in a long time. You should seek the services of a therapist to figure out why you are completely devoid of empathy. Seriously. It is scary.

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crybaby

you might recall fentanyl was what russian police pumped (in gas form) into a theatre to free hostages a couple years ago.

it has become a popular street drug in some cities because its produced in candy form for cancer patients - a lot like a lollipop - for about $20

this can be crushed and snorted for a very powerful, and easily incapacitating high. the stuff is very dangerous.

dotors are not allowed to prescribe it unless their patients' conditions meet certain criteria.