fentanyl

plural fentanyls · alternative fentanil

1. countableuncountablemedicineA synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇, is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.

   Lil Peep died of an overdose of fentanyl and generic Xanax, according to the Pima Country Office of the Medical Examiner.

   2017 December 8, Kory Grow, “Lil Peep Cause of Death Revealed”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2018

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   Approved name ! Other names ! Action and use Fentanyl .. ! 1-Phenethyl-f-(N-propionylanilino)-piperidine ! Narcotic; analgesic

   1963 November 23, British Pharmacopoeia Commission, “Approved names”, in British Medical Journal, page 1327

   Fentanyl represents the latest wave of a rolling drug epidemic that has been fueled by prescription painkillers, as addicts continue to seek higher highs and cheaper fixes. “It started out as an opioid epidemic, then heroin, but now it’s a fentanyl epidemic,” Maura Healey, the attorney general of Massachusetts, said in an interview.

   2016 March 25, Katharine Q. Seelye, “Heroin Epidemic Is Yielding to a Deadlier Cousin: Fentanyl”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2021

   Including, he warns, ketamine and even fentanyl. The crime syndicates have the capacity, he says, and a worldwide distribution network already in place.

   2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, in NPR, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2019

   Coolio, the gritty rapper best known for his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

   2023 April 6, McKenna Oxenden, “Fentanyl Contributed to Coolio’s Death, Medical Examiner Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2023

   But US drug enforcement officials noted in a May report that fentanyl primarily enters the US through Chinese producers and Mexican criminal organizations, while cocaine mainly comes from Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.

   2025 December 11, Joseph Gedeon, “US lawmakers condemn seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker: ‘Trump is sleepwalking us into a war’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN