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Podcast: Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Episode: Fentanyl: The Point of the Spear
Description: In this podcast, we discuss the threat that fentanyl represents as the tip of the spear in the invasion of a new class of synthetic drugs.We learn that:Fentanyl has found its way into virtually every class of drug, especially into opiates like heroin.It is cheap, highly concentrated, and easily distributed due to its potency versus weight. It boosts the effects of many drugs, including marijuana and cocaine.It is the tip of the spear of a new class of synthetic drugs, primarily from China, known as New Psychoactive Substances, or NPS which experts...