Fentinel, a Drug That Is Very Quick Acting and Very Powerful

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Fentinel was invented in 19 19 60. It allowed for all kinds of surgery, and in a much safer environments than many of the things that they were using back in and before fentinal was invented. If used incorrectly, it can very quickly kill people in a matter of second,. You drop off in amatter of perhaps a minute or two. Your you're dead. Where is in a harroing overdoses, this takes minutes, perhaps 15 and 20 minutes. With futonall, its much quicker.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones talks about his book, The Least of Us, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Quinones focuses on the devastation caused by methamphetamine and fentanyl, the latest evolution of innovation in the supply of mind-altering drugs in the United States. The latest versions of meth, he argues, are more emotionally damaging than before and have played a central role in the expansion of the homeless in tent encampments in American cities. The conversation includes an exploration of the rising number of overdose deaths in the United States and what role community and other institutions might play in reducing the death toll.