The Risks of Fentanyl and Other Opioids

by Peggy J Parks

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 47,600 overdose deaths related to opioids in 2017--more than a 90 percent jump since 2013. This increase was largely due to the soaring use of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is about fifty times more potent than heroin. The Risks of Fentanyl and Other Opioids presents a realistic picture of the effects of drug use and abuse, addiction, and the challenges of treatment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682829111
• ISBN13: 9781682829110
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Referencepoint Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12