Saturday, September 25, 2021

The drug Carfentanil is for elephants not humans

 

The amount of each drug that is enough to kill an adult human.


A highly potent opioid found in a recent drug seizure in Canada is designed for sedating large animals such as elephants and rhinos, not for use by humans, Chief Health Officer, Dr Paul Kelly, said today. The ACT Government’s Analytical Laboratory has discovered the potentially deadly drug Carfentanil the region for the first time, raising a red flag for medical and law enforcement personnel. “Fentanyl and its various analogues (including Carfentanil) are highly potent synthetic opioids which, similar to morphine and heroin, have abuse potential,” Dr Kelly said.


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