Fentanyl test kits are a proven way to help reduce overdoses and death as a result of fentanyl.
· What is fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a strong medicine made from opioids (chemicals used to treat sudden and ongoing pain). It’s up to 100 times stronger than other opioids like morphine, heroin, or oxycodone.
Drug dealers often sell fentanyl as fake oxycodone. Buyers may think they’re getting oxycodone, but they’re getting another opioid drug that has fentanyl and other substances in it.
· Why do people take fentanyl?
People take fentanyl to help with pain (such as cancer pain) that other medicine has not been able to help with. Others may use it to get high or to help with sleep.
· Is fentanyl addictive?
Yes, fentanyl can be addictive. If you use opioids a lot, you may find that you develop a tolerance and need more and more to feel the same effects. You can become mentally and physically dependent on fentanyl.
Signs and Symptoms of Fentanyl Addiction
A person taking prescription fentanyl can become addicted as well as a person who is taking illicit fentanyl. Since illicit fentanyl is rarely taken alone, the signs of fentanyl addiction can be hard to spot. The person may be addicted to another drug, such as cocaine, whose side effects are very different from those of fentanyl.
Continuing using the drug despite detrimental effects such as:
a. Relationship problems
b. Issues at work or school
c. Financial issues
d. Issues with the law or authority
e. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when stopping taking fentanyl
Why we need a fentanyl test kits?
They are convenient and easy to use, taking just a few minutes to get results.
Fentanyl test strips are paper strips used to detect the presence of fentanyl in injectable substances, powders, and pills. The tests also check for many variations of fentanyl known as analogs.
They were originally designed to check urine for fentanyl, but harm reduction advocates found that the tests could work when a little bit of the product was mixed with water.