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The prescription drug fentanyl was developed in the late 1950s as an anesthetic as well as an acute pain treatment.1 Its widely reported to be 50 to 100 times more powerful than other opioids (such as morphine) and its legitimate applications include pain management for cancer patients and people with nerve damage. Outside of appropriate medical usage, there is a large criminal market for fentanyl and its Illegal production may combine fentanyl with other illegal substances such as heroin. In the past decade, overdoses from fentanyl have reached epidemic levels according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).2 Recent data states that fentanyl contributes to over half of fatal overdoses. Part of the problem is the potency of the drug. As little as 2 MG of fentanyl is lethal. Those addicted to fentanyl are at higher risk for fatal overdose than other opiates.3 Given the lethal potential of the drug, a 2022 article in Forbes magazine argued that fentanyl is the biggest public health crisis facing the natio
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