June 2018

What is Fentanyl and How is it Affecting Overdose Rates?

Fentanyl is an opioid that acts on the brain the same way traditional opioids do, like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and heroin. To over-simplify the definition, fentanyl is basically a really, really, really strong opiate. It’s roughly 30-50 times stronger than heroin, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). A lethal dose of fentanyl about the size […]

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