Fentanyl
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
China White; Sublimaze (liquid); Duragesic (transdermal patch); Actiq (oral transmucosal "lollipop"), Fentora (buccal)
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Analgesic; Anesthetic
CHEMICAL NAME
N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide
DESCRIPTION
Fentanyl is a short-acting synthetic opiate analgesic which is active at very low doses. Its effects are compared to heroin and it has been sold on the street as heroin, causing some deaths.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
EXPERIENCES #
Not What I Expected, by words0fw1sd0m
Opiate Addiction Destroys Ambition, by P Bro
72 Hours of Bliss, by Dug
My Prescription, by ChronicK
Relaxation on a Blotter, by Psych0naut
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Fentanyl timeline: 1950 through today, Jun 2007, Detroit Free Press
Lollipops & Lawsuits, May 2007, Newsweek
Drug-patch safety triggers an FDA probe, Mar 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer
FDA Slow to Sound Alarm on Pain Drug - Nov 2005, LA Times
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES #
Fentanyl Patch Recall, Mar 1 2008