
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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Mackenzie Institute · 4 February 2025 English
In a bid to curb fentanyl trafficking and reinforce border security, the Canadian government has... …
In a bid to curb fentanyl trafficking and reinforce border security, the Canadian government has... …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 20 December 2024 English
1: July 2024 Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU), co-ordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), publishes this newsletter monthly to …
Percocet and oxycodone containing nitazenes, fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and benzodiazepines, alone or … Percocet “TEC” pills and Supeudol) containing fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Fake Supeudol 20 mg tablets containing … medications, frequently Percocet. Pills often contain fentanyl, benzodiazepines and veterinary drugs. There have … especially among people who do not regularly use fentanyl from the unregulated supply and lack tolerance … counterfeit Percocet that has tested positive for fentanyl and been linked to drug poisoning emergencies …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 20 December 2024 English
poisonings (refer to the resource list at the end of this newsletter). [...] The proportion of expected fentanyl samples containing medetomidine increased from 4% in December 2023 to a peak of 27% in May 2024 …
expected to be opioids, often in combination with fentanyl, its analogues and other tranquilizers. These … blue, purple, green). Samples have also contained fentanyl, its analogues and sometimes benzodiazepines (refer … substances or both. They also always contained fentanyl and caffeine. Medetomidine has not been linked … Samples containing medetomidine also contained fentanyl, its analogues and other central nervous system … medetomidine detection in February 2024, co-detected with fentanyl or its analogues. The site leads are unaware of …
Wilson Center Canada · 16 December 2024 English
The fighting these smaller criminal groups and their switching sides among their large criminal overlords, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG, has made the Mexican criminal market extremely difficult …
Mexican criminal groups, beyond fentanyl trafficking. Countering fentanyl trafficking itself, a key priority … principal producers and traffickers of the deadly fentanyl they smuggle into the United States, and methamphetamine … 2023, López Obrador began falsely denying that fentanyl was produced or consumed in Mexico.23 Later on … placate the United States reeling from devastating fentanyl deaths, the one domain where the López Obrador … administration has also committed itself to combatting fentanyl trafficking and announced the creation of a new …
Canada's Premiers · 16 December 2024 English
Premiers reaffirmed their support for a prosperous and secure Canada and for working with the federal government on trade, border security, and Arctic security and sovereignty. [...] Premiers urged the …
laundering and the cross-border flow of firearms, fentanyl and precursors. The essential role of the Canada-U … laundering and the cross-border flow of firearms, fentanyl and precursors. Premiers discussed the Prime Minister’s …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 12 December 2024 English
Introduction Donald Trump’s egregious threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports shows the world that his administration has no intention of complying with U.S. treaty …
illegal aliens and a range of illicit drugs such as fentanyl. It belies the idea that Canada and the U.S. share …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 12 December 2024 French
Compte rendu du sommet de Timmins organisé en partenariat avec la Ville de Timmins. Un groupe diversifié d’élus municipaux, de professionnels de la santé, de responsables des politiques et de …
partie par les opioïdes synthétiques comme le fentanyl, la crise de l’usage de substances s’est transformée … soins de santé et aux services de soutien. Si le fentanyl est un grave problème à l’échelle nationale, l’usage … drogue – où les opioïdes synthétiques comme le fentanyl sont souvent mélangés à d’autres substances – … l’apparition de nouvelles substances, comme le fentanyl et la xylazine. Dans les trois premiers mois de … aussi d’une région à l’autre. Ainsi, alors que le fentanyl est un problème important à l’échelle nationale …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 12 December 2024 English
Summarizes the Timmins Summit, held in partnership with the City of Timmins. A wide-ranging group of municipal leaders, healthcare professionals, policy makers and community advocates gathered to offer evidence-based guidance …
Particularly driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl, the substance use crisis has evolved into a major … and support services difficult to access. While fentanyl is a Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction … the drug market — where synthetic opioids like fentanyl are frequently mixed with other substances — has … and the introduction of new substances, such as fentanyl and xylazine. In the first three months of 2024 … Substance use patterns also vary by region. While fentanyl is a significant concern nationwide, in the Northwest …
Wilson Center Canada · 9 December 2024 Spanish
Con el inicio de la pandemia de Covid 19, la guerra de Ucrania y el aumento en la competencia con China, las tendencias geopolíticas han pasado de la globalización a …
Felbab-Brown, “China and Synthetic Drugs Control: Fentanyl, Methamphetamines, and Precursors,” The Brookings … edu/research/chi- naand-synthetic-drugs-control-fentanyl-methamphetamines-and-precursors/. 3 Keri Blakinger … Sheets, “Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals”, Los Angeles … mexico-pharmacy-fentanyl-laced-ñlls-meth; Connor Sheets y Keri Blakinger, “Fentanyl-tainted Pills Now … https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-06-14/ fentanyl-tainted-pills-now-found-in-mexican-pharmacies …
Wilson Center Canada · 5 December 2024 English
Every twelve years the presidential elections in the United States and Mexico coincide and provide an opportunity to analyze past and current efforts and propose public policy options to the …
Mexican criminal groups beyond fentanyl trafficking. Countering fentanyl trafficking itself, a key priority … illicit drugs to the United States. The lethal fentanyl is increasingly mixed into all kinds of drugs … methamphetamine has also become increasingly deadly. Like fentanyl, it is largely produced from non-scheduled chemical … States, Mexican drug trafficking groups also sell fentanyl and methamphetamine through pharmacies that operate … citizens. The adulteration of fake medications with fentanyl and methamphetamine is not the sole prob- lem …