![]() ![]() Narcan is a covered benefit of the USC Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP/Aetna), Medi-Cal, and most other insurance plans and does not require a prescription. Avoid dangerous combinations: fentanyl is especially dangerous when mixed with benzos such as Xanax and Klonopin, but mixing it unknowingly other opiates such as heroin, Vicodin, or Oxycontin or even with alcohol can also lead to an overdose very quickly.Start low and go slow (watch and wait before using more).Test your drugs for fentanyl using fentanyl test strips.Never use alone ( friends can save your life!).Always have Narcan in case of an overdose.Assume that all non-prescribed substances contain fentanyl.Be wary of counterfeit pills obtained through acquaintance/social media purchase.California is one of 16 states with a greater than 50% increase in fatal overdoses involving synthetic opioids in a 12-month comparison ( CDC Health Alert Network Advisory).Īnyone who has access to drugs that are not prescribed to them, and not directly dispensed to them through a pharmacy, should be advised to have Narcan, also known as naloxone, available and test any drugs for fentanyl. ![]() Fentanyl is also being sold as heroin in a powder form and has been found in methamphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, and even illicit cannabis. Non-prescribed fentanyl is being sold in counterfeit pressed pills, marketed as Norco, Percocet, Xanax, and Oxycontin. Because of fentanyl’s high potency, it poses a greater risk for overdose. The likelihood that contaminated ecstasy and other pills are available in the community is very high, as is the risk of overdose when exposed to these substances.įentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has recently identified three cases of accidental drug overdoses involving the presumed use of ecstasy that was contaminated with fentanyl. ![]()
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