Fentanyl
Fentanyl is one of the most dangerous drugs being abused today. It is a synthetic painkiller in the same family of opiates that includes heroin and morphine, but is significantly stronger, more addictive, and more dangerous than these substances.
Teenagers have discovered Fentanyl as a way to quickly experience a euphoric “high” that dissolves into a dreamlike state. Unfortunately, Fentanyl is also a way for them to quickly experience addiction or death.
People have died just from handling Fentanyl wrappers, and then touching their eyes or noses. Because it is so potent, Fentanyl is only legal to use in hospices, hospitals, and for cancer patients who are under close medical supervision.
It is extremely easy to overdose on Fentanyl because a typical dose is the size of a grain of salt – and there is no room for error if you increase the dose just by a bit. About 500 Americans die every year from Fentanyl overdoses, but the actual number is probably higher because many coroners and hospitals count Fentanyl overdoses as heroin overdoses.
People who become addicted to Fentanyl will experience withdrawal symptoms that last two to seven days. These symptoms are unpleasant, including sweats alternating with chills, nightmares, cramps, anxiety, restlessness, nausea, vomiting, and involuntary leg movements. Doctors prescribe drugs to ease the symptoms and monitor the person in withdrawal.
Fentanyl addicts benefit from residential treatment and counseling after they withdraw from their drug. If they stay on drugs, they usually progress from prescription Fentanyl to street Fentanyl to street heroin – three of the most dangerous drug abuse habits.
Drug Information
Alcoholism, is a disease that is also known as "alcohol dependence."
Club Drugs, consisting of Ecstasy, GHB, and Rohypnol, can be found at all-night "raves."
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain.
Ecstasy is a synthetic, psychoactive drug with both hallucinogenic and stimulant properties.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate analgesic similar to, but more potent than, morphine.
Hallucinogens cause profound distortions in a person's perceptions of reality. 
Heroin is processed from morphine and appears as a white or brown powder.
Inhalants consist of paint, white out, lighter fluid, air fresheners, hair spray and markers.
LSD is a colorless, odorless drug sold in tablets, capsules, and liquid forms.
Marijuana is a mixture of dried, shredded leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
Methamphetamines can be found in a powder, crystal, or table-like form.
Rohypnol has been a concern for the last few years due to its abuse as a "date rape" drug.
