Fentanyl contributed to or caused the deaths of more than 900 people in Colorado last year, and now experts are warning people about the danger fentanyl poses during the holidays
Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, contributed to or caused the deaths of more than 900 people in Colorado last year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
“It's the most dangerous thing we have ever seen in the history of civilization as far as an illicit substance, getting into the street supply and showing up uninvited and unannounced,” said Dr. Robert Valuck, the executive director of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. “It's 50 times more potent than heroin, 100 times more potent than morphine – and morphine is very strong.
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