Fentanyl

Fentanyl, also spelled fentanil, is an opioid used as a pain medication and together with other medications for anesthesia. It is also used as a recreational drug, often mixed with heroin or cocaine. It has a rapid onset and its effects generally last under two hours. Medically, it is used by injection, nasal spray, skin patch, or absorbed through the cheek (transmucosal) as a lozenge or tablet.Common side effects include vomiting, constipation, sedation, confusion, hallucinations, nausea, and injuries related to poor coordination. Serious side effects may include decreased breathing (respiratory depression), serotonin syndrome, low blood pressure, addiction, or coma. Fentanyl …

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23 July 2024 French

Les « Directives volontaires visant à assurer la durabilité de la pêche artisanale » de la FAO de juin 2014 mettent en avant la création et la protection de zones …

la médecine chinoise et dans la fabrication de fentanyl, un puissant un opioïde synthétique dont l’usage


Cato Institute · 17 July 2024 English

labs detected the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which drug trafficking organizations mix with fentanyl to enhance its potency (users call it "tranq"), in all regions of the country but most heavily concentrated concentrated in the eastern US. The report found that people who tested positive for fentanyl plus xylazine were more likely to use multiple other substances as well, including cocaine, methamphetamine

which drug trafficking organizations mix with fentanyl to enhance its potency (users 7/19/24, 7:55 AM report found that people who tested positive for fentanyl plus xylazine were more likely to use multiple trafficking organizations from adding xylazine to fentanyl and other opioids they smuggle. Heroin, MDMA (“ecstasy”


South Australian Centre for Economic Studies · 11 July 2024 English

Commonwealth of Australia Despite the lifts in the projections of the SA population aged 15 to 69 years, the population 70 years and older still rises strongly as a share …

Cannabis and Methylamphetamine; around average for Fentanyl, MDMA and Oxycodone; and lower for Cocaine and


Lowy Institute for International Policy · 25 June 2024 English

Organized crime is a significant driver of conflict globally. It preys on weak governance, slack law enforcement, and inadequate regulation. It tears at the fabric of societies by empowering and …

soil. This scamming industry could soon rival fentanyl as one of the top dangers that Chinese criminal


Cato Institute · 20 June 2024 English

in the Boston Globe, on AOL .com, and more. Fentanyl Is Smuggled for US Citizens by US Citizens, Not Immigrants are a convenient scapegoat for America’s fentanyl crisis. In 2023, 39 percent of Americans and 60 Republicans incorrectly believed that “most of the fentanyl entering the US is smuggled in by unauthorized you perform Google searches such as “immigrants fentanyl,” director of immigration studies David J. Bier’s including “US Citizens Were 89% of Convicted Fentanyl Traffickers in 2022.” The blog post was seen more


Cato Institute · 18 June 2024 English

In January 2023, British Columbia decriminalized possession of small amounts of some drugs. Last month, the province recriminalized possession in public spaces. This is a mistake. An upcoming election has …

high potency drugs, especially those laced with fentanyl, are common under prohibition. The Canadian government


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 13 June 2024 English

The opioid crisis generates broader societal harms beyond direct health and economic effects, impacting non-users through adverse spillovers on children, families, and communities. We study the spillover effects of a …

further moving towards synthetic opioids including fentanyl – we emphasize dynamics in how downstream effects


Brookings Institution · 10 June 2024 English

On June 2, over 60 million Mexican voters elected a president, deputies of the Mexican Congress, governors of nine states, state legislators, and thousands of municipal officials. The incumbent Morena …

edu/articles/china-mexico-and-americas-fight- against-the-fentanyl-epidemic/) over territories, people, legal economies


Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 June 2024 English

decriminalize the possession of small amounts of some drugs — including methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and heroin — for personal use. The approach, officials said, […] The post Backlash effects are real

some drugs — including methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and heroin — for personal use. The approach, officials


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 8 June 2024 English

The first article concentrates on the governance structure and the voting system, and the second one on the profound influence of financial dynamics on the functioning of multilateral institutions such …

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