It is a deadly synthetic opioid that is being pressed into fake pills or cut into heroin, cocaine, and other street drugs to drive addiction.
CHEAP. STRONG. ADDICTIVE. UNDETECTABLE.
WHAT
Synthetic Opiod
Fentanyl is a schedule II controlled substance first used medically in 1968
USE
Pain Medication
Used medically with anesthesia and most often as a pain killer
WHAT
Precursor Chemicals
Fentanyl is created from three main precursor chemicals: benzylfentanyl, 4-anilinopiperidine, norfentanyl
USE
Addiction
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl provides users an almost instant response. It impacts the brain’s reward centers and can become addictive after only 1-2 hits.
WHAT
Potency
Fentanyl, in the equivalent to two grains of salt, can cause lethal overdose.
WHAT
Stronger
50x stronger than Heroin, and up to 100x stronger than Morphine
USE
Medication
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Transdermal Patch
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Buccal Tablets
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Sublingual Tablets
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Nasal Sprays
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Lozenges
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Lollipops
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Intravenous Liquid
Skittles
is one STREET NAME for FAKE Fentanyl Laced Pills
Looks like candy and other prescription pills
The fentanyl crisis tragedy touches all spectrums of society.
Prince
June 6, 2016
Tyler Skaggs
July 1, 2019
Stephen and Andrew
July 2021
John Kitchen
September, 2022
Lethal dose of fentanyl for an adult is 2 milligrams.
For teens and children it is much, much less
One grain can kill a baby
One grain can give an “high”
Lethal Dose
Heroin-30 milligrams • Fentanyl 3 milligrams
Lethal Dose
What it looks like on a pencil tip
Lethal Dose
What it looks like next to a penny
If you encounter fentanyl in any form, do not handle it and call 911 immediately.
#1 cause of death for ages18-45
FENTANYL
...more than COVID-19, motor vehicle accidents, cancer and suicide
in all 50 states!
A Plane Crash Of Deaths Each Day!
Unprecedented. Skyrocketing. Devastating.
Drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually for the first time (April 2021), driven by fentanyl, CDC data
fentanyl presentation by police
Colorado legislature response to deadly
2019 voted to make possession of 4 grams of fentanyl a misdemeanor
Said they didn't want to jail addicted drug users...
2022 reworked the law to reduce amount to 2 grams or less. Law is still drug user friendly and easy on pushers
2 grams = 2 sugar cubes
enough fentanyl to murder 6500 people
COLORADO - Misdemeanor
16 bullets = Large Capacity Magazine
enough bullets to murder 16 people
COLORADO - up to class 6 felony
Current Colorado Government
Friendly and Inviting!
Policies for Cartels and Users
easy to traffic through the I-25 and I-70 interstate corridor
Devastating Results
Policies have driven up fentanyl usage, death and devastation. Colorado ranks the highest in fentanyl death increases in the nation.
Five children and teens died of fentanyl overdoses in 2021, the youngest was 18 months old.
FENTANYL ROULETTE
No way to know if street drugs are laced with fentanyl.
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) can come in a white powder, added to other drugs, made into liquid and pressed into fake medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone.
DEA lab testing reveals that four out of every ten fake pills with fentanyl contain a lethal dose.
Fentanyl is being produced in industrial-scale cartel labs in Mexico from Chinese-made materials before its smuggled into the United States.
The southern border of the US is a frequent point of entry for
smuggled IMF and the amounts are increasing every year.
Florida
October 26, 2022
Texas
October 18, 2022
California
October 20, 2022
National
September 28, 2022
Points of Entry into USA
Smuggled over the Southwestern US border with Mexico
International mail
and courier services
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl being smuggled into Colorado
In a Truckbed
in a Backpack
in a Log
In a Tree
In a Spare Tire
The profit potential with Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is a clear motivation for the Cartels, who can purchase a kilogram of illicit fentanyl from China for about $5,000 and convert it to products with a market value of upward of $1.5 million.
Fentanyl: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Fentanyl—which is essentially a nerve agent—has been used as a chemical weapon by the Russians as early as 2002.
Methods of fentanyl dissemination
Uses as a weapon of terrorism
INDOOR AIR
Fentanyl can be released into indoor air as fine particles or liquid spray (aerosol).
WATER
Fentanyl can be used to contaminate water.
FOOD
Fentanyl can be used to contaminate food.
OUTDOOR AIR
Fentanyl can be released into outdoor air as fine particles or liquid spray (aerosol).
AGRIGCULTURAL
If fentanyl is released into the air as aerosol, it has the potential to contaminate agricultural products.
Colorado Politicians?
“Fentanyl crisis? I don't have the jurisdiction to make this a fentanyl crisis.“
Ken Salazar
United States Ambassador to Mexico
Colorado Native
Former Colorado Attorney General
Former Colorado U.S. Senate
United States Secretary of the Interior