How Long Does Fentanyl Stay in Your System?

If you’ve ever wondered how long fentanyl stays in your system, you first have to consider the type of fentanyl in question. Understanding the differences between pharmaceutical grade and illicit fentanyl, as well as their analogues, can mean the difference between life and death. The increasing presence of illicit fentanyl and its fatal consequences in […]
Overdose Deaths in 2021 Reached the Highest Record in History

Fentanyl Fuels Overdose Deaths to New Heights In 2021, drug-overdose deaths in the United States topped 100,000 for the first time in a calendar year. This record high was fueled by the spread of illicit forms of fentanyl coming into the country at rates never seen before. According to preliminary data from the Centers for […]
Fentanyl Withdrawal

Is Fentanyl withdrawal keeping you from getting help with your addiction? It can be a long, difficult road if you decide to go it alone. But you don’t have to. Fentanyl addiction is a treatable condition, and withdrawal can be managed to minimize pain and other symptoms. Fentanyl is a potent opioid medication available by […]
Opioid Detox: A Powerful Weapon Against Fentanyl Abuse and Overdose

People are using fentanyl more than ever before, and the number of overdoses from this powerful opioid is skyrocketing. Treatment with opioid detox can effectively stop fentanyl abuse before it results in an overdose death. Fueled primarily by the opioid epidemic, drug overdose is now a primary cause of accidental death in the United States, […]
Rising Incidence of Recreational Fentanyl Use Among Youth

Fentanyl is a drug used medically for pain management, but for drug users, it can be a new way to achieve a high when combined with heroin. Recent research by the Waismann Method® opioid treatment specialists, reveals the striking increase in the number of recreational fentanyl use and users who are seeking detoxification. […] Fentanyl […]
Over 15 Deadly Strains of Fentanyl Exist

Drug abuse and overdose epidemics go through trends. In the 1970s, heroin was a major problem in the United States. In the 1980s, it was cocaine. Today, it is opioids, synthetic but potent drugs frequently found in pain medication. Fentanyl is a very potent opioid that doctors prescribe for extreme pain. However, illegal drug manufacturers […]
Fentanyl Abuse – Cause, Risk and Treatment Options

Fentanyl is Fast Becoming One of the Most Abused Drugs in the US Over the past decade, America has experienced a dangerous epidemic of heroin abuse and overdoses, partly a result and the rise of Fentanyl abuse. Fentanyl is a potent and dangerous drug, which is sadly making its way into the lives and death, […]
Fentanyl Related Overdose Crisis

Local communities have been ravaged by fentanyl-related overdose issues in the past few weeks, showing a continuing upward trend of opioid abuse over the past two decades. From Pennsylvania to Ohio to California, local law enforcement officials have been caught off guard by the magnitude of the crisis. This has led many community leaders to […]
W-18: The Underground Opioid 100x Stronger Than Fentanyl

Opioids have been used for centuries for their analgesic and sedative properties. Some opioid compounds are found in nature, such as the opioid alkaloids found in poppy plants. In the past decades, however, pharmaceutical companies developed numerous types of synthetic opioids. Laboratory-derived opioids represent the bulk of prescriptions for opioid painkillers. Now, more and more […]
Fentanyl Overdose Fatalities Rising

Public health experts remain deeply concerned about the rise of prescription drug use in the United States. In 2010 alone, doctors prescribed enough prescription painkiller medications for every single adult in the United States to take a dose each four hours for an entire month, according to figures from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. […]