Division/Committee: [CHAS] Division of Chemical Health & Safety

Illicit fentanyl is now the #1 cause of death for Americans age 18 to 45, which includes college students and recent graduates. The lethal dose of fentanyl is estimated to be only 2 mg, so illicit fentanyl kills on average 187 Americans daily. Most of the effort to warn about the dangers of fentanyl come from non-scientists. Many people using recreational drugs are unaware their purchase contains fentanyl, putting them at risk of accidental death. This symposium will discuss statistical details, information about fentalog potency magnitudes and measuring them, the relatively small research efforts by chemists to study fentanyl, possible reasons for this and suggested solutions.

Jim Rauh

Families Against Fentanyl

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