How fentanyl kills: A CBC News explainer

[@Easymoneywaza]

A while back, On a busy dinner shift, I was sharing a big party with a co worker. I noticed he was gone for a long time. So I started asking the staff if they had seen him. We all knew he was somewhat addicted to opioids, but we didn’t think he would get high at work. 10 minutes After asking around, we noticed the bathroom door was locked, but no one would answer. The door could only be locked from the inside. One of the staff members took a power tool, and cut through the lock, and there he was. On the floor. Face looked like it was starting to look blue. I’ve never seen this in my life, so I don’t know what to do except to call his name, and remind him to breathe. We got him out of the bathroom, and carefully held his head so his neck wouldn’t break. Soon enough the paramedics got there, and confirmed that he was having an overdose. As they were bringing him out with a sheet through a small stair space by the kitchen I saw the paramedics use narcan on him, and he immediately woke up. As if he was stuck in time. Luckily for him ge survived that night, but got fired. Months passed by and l get a phone call from a random number. I never pick those calls up, but for some reason I can’t explain. I picked it up. And it was him. Thanking me for helping out. It was truly heartbreaking. He said he was gonna try to get Better. Recently I heard he overdosed again. Not sure if that true or not, but that’s a damn shame.

[@pamt9543]

I struggle w opioid addiction. A lot of good people get lost this way. We all know not to do it but for whatever reason, life breaks people down, they get badly influenced, or a myriad of other reasons. Thank you for your story I'm sorry you had to see this. My mother has brought me back too many times.

[@korymanuel8682]

​@@pamt9543also struggling with opioids I hope that you get your battle won I'll pray for you

[@igorrrevna]

@@pamt9543ask yourself why she’s able to bring you back all these times and why you keep sticking around, cause you probably have something to give to this world and not doing that and not utilizing your potential you just keep succumbing to your addiction 🥺🥺🥺

[@Julien12342]

@@pamt9543I Hope you stop man I wish the best for you

[@CedesAF]

My dad died November 14,2023 from what we believe was an overdose of fentanyl. I’m so torn up about it😢. Rest in Peace Jeffrey L. Dunnigan.

[@yvahri5048]

Rip keep your head up🫂

[@Product909]

I’m sorry for you loss

[@kalvin7718]

Praying for you ❤

[@mleezy930]

Mine passed November 5th to fentanyl. Sorry for your loss

[@CedesAF]

@@mleezy930 everything will get better hun.

[@YcrowsfootY]

Thank you for giving a clear, scientific explanation that is not overly complex, but that does not resort to shaming, or fried egg false analogy.

[@diegotrejos5780]

Report the scam bot wherever you see it.

[@desmondogara1287]

@Saew-ks2ryyep propaganda

[@CanadianPranks12]

Maybe he's trying to tell you you are more of a meal when you're on drugs if you think about it 🤔

[@NazriB]

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[@johnbryan2414]

The problem is, it is complicated. This is not just some drug. Technology, medical advancements, and the joint "coming together" of the fbi and cartels, means this is a weapon, not a drug

[@usamamohamed6870]

I was given this for severe pain after spine surgery I must say I now understand why its addictive

[@notgreatnotterrible48years63]

It was prescribed to me too after surgery but I didn’t like it at all. It wasn’t enjoyable to me, it did lessen the pain BUT the side effects were awful for me

[@jayproductions2759]

@@notgreatnotterrible48years63which was?

[@Prodbytocile]

​@@jayproductions2759bro i just was a maniac

[@k10batmama]

My little sister died a year ago today from fentyal. 29 years old and so beautiful but broken. I love you Sam

[@nicholassims1947]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Lost my cousin last night to fentanyl. She was 36.

[@tammyhotchkiss9165]

I'm so sorry 😔 The medical examiner called me this last Friday to inform me that my younger brother just died from this February 27,2023.I'm now the only one left and pray he found GOD 🙏❣️😔 Horrible drug... He was 56 and all alone

[@sebeposkozovani]

#fentfriday

[@triwolfindustries69]

My little sister is on the verge which is what brought me here

[@SeptemberChild1835]

I am truly sorry to learn that.

[@caitlinbenham4198]

My friend is currently on life support from this drug. I love her so much and i pray she has a peaceful transition to heaven. Thanks for explaining to me how this affects the human body.

[@samvohra6992]

Sorry to hear about your friend. Prayers for her 🙏

[@MidwestBoxin]

Did she make it?

[@melissaa3654]

Did she make it?

[@michaelbreen914]

Did she make it?

[@cry6ix]

Thanks to the name above ⬆️ ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ I got mine from them they are legit ..,,,,,,,

[@luu7025]

A friend of mine was being unknowingly dosed by his vape shop (yes, I know) with fentanyl and didn't find out until the cops busted his usual store. It was really messing him up, and none of us knew what was up. It's scary to know that he could've died.

[@jusrayne]

How we're they putting it in the liquid?

[@ar444.heartss]

@@jusrayneits not a liquid 😭 it’s a wax

[@jusrayne]

@@ar444.heartss I date guy smoke vape it's not a wax it's liquid you can shake it's like water material wax is thick

[@ar444.heartss]

@@jusrayne boi b fr. i smoke & nb is putting fentanyl in vapes 😭 vapes are nicotine. theyre probably talking about pens when they say vapes and wax is in the carts, not liquid.

[@daMillenialTrucker]

News link or it didn't happen

[@domgil8093]

My friend just died because of this. He was such a gentle soul, I’m broken

[@pennycardullo1311]

My 39 year old son died 2 months ago

[@domgil8093]

@@pennycardullo1311I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️‍🩹

[@KishanPatel-wy2yb]

He was not a gentle soul; if he were, he would not have tried fentanyl.

[@domgil8093]

@@KishanPatel-wy2yb what a tasteless comment. It says so much about you

[@Julien12342]

@@KishanPatel-wy2ybthat’s not necessarily true

[@alvinomar6]

i came back from one of those my homie rushed me to the hospital and saved my life. been clean eversince. 🙏

[@melissaa3654]

Lucky. My sister in law just died from fentanal. She thought she was buying a Roxy. But it wasn't....sadly my nephew doesn't have a mom anymore. So sad

[@a.g.8357]

@@melissaa3654 so sorry for your loss.

[@based_mediumchungus1788]

@@melissaa3654 this is why we should legalize oxycodone for recreational use. there would be no fentanyl pill black market if oxy was legal 😐

[@nicholassims1947]

@@melissaa3654 I hear you. Lost my cousin last night to fentanyl.

[@nicholassims1947]

@@based_mediumchungus1788 No. Opiates are dangerous at all levels and cause massive damage to the body. There's a reason certain drugs need to stay illegal.

[@donaldkeating7456]

all that commercial ever did was put me in the mood for fried eggs every morning.

[@melissaa3654]

That's my favorite commercial. Drugs fry your brain causing brain damage. That's why I never do drugs. Doctors pills make me nauseous so forget that too.

[@ronneyrendon]

Great job explaining how fenty kills in a very clear, precise way. In under two minutes no less.

[@thedocumentarycollection]

A documentary to see more of that issue through the story of Bre: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gomWc3WYd8uAmdE

[@Nasa9309]

My nephew died 2 weeks ago from this drug. He was 18. Very hard for the family and his friends. If you’re reading this and feeling lonely and with no hope, there’s always a way. I’m glad he met Jesus before leaving and his past months were a little different than before.

[@eppygames8976]

My brother died 2 years ago from this drug. He was found on the side of the street.

[@nicholassims1947]

So sorry man. My cousin was just found in her bathroom last night from a Fentanyl overdose. Horrible situation.

[@lightspeed388]

There is nothing recreational about these drugs.

[@creme923]

I'm actually smoking fentanyl to understand why people get addicted and the downsides of it, I've done it before and the euphoria is definitely one key short term benefit, however the come downs suck. I would much rather smoke marijuana than do opiates, unless I was in major pain and it was prescribed by a doctor.

[@greensphinx]

@@creme923 Okay, just don’t get addicted.

[@creme923]

@@greensphinx I did. But im okay now.

[@Krispykleenex]

@@creme923 wow anything you took away from it

[@based_mediumchungus1788]

heroin and fentanyl absolutely have recreational value. stop spreading misinformation.

[@AndresDX1]

I just got word this morning that my friend passed away from this...He was a childhood friend, gone now

[@fidelitygaming6890]

I have been been on fentanyl patches for 13 years prescribed by my doctor after two failed spinal surgeries because of chronic severe disabling pain and now that i want off it, it has become a nightmare just titration down from 100mcg patch to 75mcg the withdrawals are horrendous I curse the day I was put on the medication 😢😢

[@thetruthchannel4634]

God bless you

[@sena6492]

I hope you are doing well... God be with you

[@fidelitygaming6890]

@@sena6492 Thanks for asking mate doing well actually been off fentanyl since July 2022 thankfully I managed to get out without it snowballing into street drugs. Thankfully my doctor was my treating physician since my injury and provided the medication had he cut me off randomly like happens to some I'd have ended up on heroin thank God that didn't transpire. Thanks for the concern 8tz really appreciated.God bless you too 🙏 😊

[@fidelitygaming6890]

@@thetruthchannel4634 God bless you too mate. Thanks bud been clean off fentanyl since July 2022

[@Cronica013]

What was detox like?

[@Emrys-]

Rip lip peep

[@OGmagicman]

Emrys 👩🏼‍🎤☔️💟☮️🌷🌸

[@TentaCH]

LLG

[@lowkey9871]

And mac too

[@morganrobinson2436]

RIP Prince😢💜

[@sebeposkozovani]

#fentfriday

[@hamstermunchies5558]

It didn't make me feel any happier when I was given it for the first time last week. Maybe my dose was too low to feel euphoria but I must say its damn good at killing pain which I was incredibly grateful for.

[@conspiracybear1564]

It will affect you diff the more you take it. When you take it enough days in a row your body willnstop making the chemicals it gets from the drug & you will go in to withdrawl with in 12 or 24 hrs. U will deff start to feel happy whwn u take it then.

[@conspiracybear1564]

Do t let ot get to that point being addicted is the worst

[@DaneArcher2000]

Same thing when I took it after a surgery. It was the only thing that could even take the edge off the pain, and apparently I was on a high dose, according to the nurse. But I felt no euphoria - in fact I didn't feel like I was on anything, really, and I was still in pain, just not the blinding pain I *had* been in. My doc said later that I didn't feel euphoric because the fentanyl was acting on a brain in pain, so it did what it was supposed to - relieved intense pain. But when there is no pain to relieve, that's when it overwhelms the brain and the user will feel euphoric. Makes sense to me.

[@realtalk675]

Hamster Munchies y it killed mac miller

[@mattyicee215]

Smoke it

[@Rahel8811]

Please Jesus help the lost people who are addicted to this❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ranjeetkumar-wg7jr]

I h Bhojpuri gana Bhojpuri gana

[@mulastafa]

💩

[@NukaRage]

They will be long dead before they can be addicted most likely

[@tealx8462]

No help coming!

[@victoriacherevko7665]

AMEN!

[@JF32304]

It's like anesthesia if you take too much... Shuts down the nervous system.

[@rosewood8503]

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[@Gamertag5714]

My friend died of this. He was my Xbox friend too :( R.I.P James

[@maryannperez7297]

I bought some psychedelic product from a drugstore online they're very reliable ship discreet

[@maryannperez7297]

trippy_psyche1 ????

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[@sebeposkozovani]

#fentfriday

[@JoyJoy-th6fp]

Straight and to the point. Thanks I understand

[@cherylhale5471]

wow this is crazy and so sad thank you for explaining it clearer.

[@stephenbray9816]

Thank you for some straight answers. CBC!

[@NamuhYT]

I’ve found my brother unconscious in the bathroom after a cocaine laced with fentanyl OD. Luckily I was able to save him but it’s so sad knowing what could’ve been different

[@1140Cecile]

If governments hadn't had the hubris to feel they had the authority to tell citizens in a free society that recreational drugs were forbidden, there could be a whole range of safe recreational drugs available. But, no, governments have felt they do have such authority and, as a result, dangerous recreational drugs become available on the black market.

[@msdaisy6949]

You are an imbecile.

[@deckard_2049]

@@msdaisy6949 and you're just ignorant

[@kp3509]

Try living off all forms of drugs. Even alcohol is a drug. Weed is the only safe bet. However being high in life without drugs is the best.

[@misanthrope3190]

Why would one want to take fentanyl if they have no pain? Makes no sense

[@spacecruisers]

As the video mentioned: because of the dopamine release, it creates a very rewarding side effect of feeling euphoric.

[@lionharehart]

To yeet oneself from this horrible world!

[@BossinAZ_EnT]

RiP Mac Miller 🙏🏽🕊

[@barnacleboi2595]

Man, I love/hate fent. Blissful high, but goddamn the withdrawals are literally hell.

[@cry6ix]

Thanks to the name above ⬆️ ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ I got mine from them they are legit

[@KiiKiiMc]

Thanks for sharing this information

[@HaleyCamille1335]

My husband‘s little sister died four days ago with fentanyl she went without oxygen for 25 minutes. She was overdosing within six prayers to to all the broken families that are hurting❤

[@jameskrug87]

RIP PEEP

[@sebeposkozovani]

#fentfriday

[@joanmubea5469]

I like this video. I actually used it as a reference for one of my class presentations!

[@zamzamwachira672]

Rip lil peep and mac miller

[@Senorsmokey]

Rip juice

[@lawrencebigio1401]

All opiates work this way. Not just fentanyl

[@skeemininnem]

All part of the grand design. Soft purge and raking in massive profits at the same time.

[@yrnjuzzy4057]

Rip my Dad

[@the-gospel]

TURN THE MUSIC DOWN! I couldn't make out what the person was saying.

[@JG-lv1wq]

My husband had knee surgery and for pain management the doctors prescribed Fentanyl! I fought with them for alternate medication that are not opioids!

[@luizmac1484]

Just when taken too much dosage hence the bad effects

[@JG-lv1wq]

@@luizmac1484 but when there are alternatives medications which are not opioids why do doctors prescribe them in the first place? Even if it’s okay to take within prescribed limits there are withdrawal symptoms! My husband could manage his pain very well with the alternate medicines and nerve stimulation through electro therapy

[@LadyYoop]

THANK YOU for this!

[@Changwen666]

RIP Mac Miller and my other two friends who died of this…

[@eddiecruz2613]

I was on fentanyl for yrs in a pain pump and didnt have all these side effects like its said to have

[@tracyjackman6515]

Lost my son to fentanyl poisoning June 28th

[@alexmaxwell2177]

I recommend you hit up this legit plug they're very reliable ship to any location they got Fentanyl ketamine dmt,lsd,spores,microdose and other psychedelic stuffs

[@alexmaxwell2177]

trippy_psyche1

[@alexmaxwell2177]

They're on Instagram .....

[@LookUpAndSpit]

Damn these replies are just horrible. sorry for your loss

[@jd5094]

Actually, the frying egg 🥚 analogy is very good. That's how my brain feels on any opioid. Or maybe, acid bubbling on my brain.

[@diegotrejos5780]

Remember to report the scam bots

[@leetaylor1593]

So it metaphorically fries your brain

[@tonishawhite1948]

Thank you for the video. I would love to share this on my instagram page with your approval

[@tedrich4253]

Thanks

[@Jazz...813]

So is it fast? My uncle died from getting weed that was laced with fent & I'm just trying to find any info that will tell me if he at least went quickly. He was 50. SIP SNH.

[@a.g.8357]

They say they go fast

[@asxpjoseph]

so sorry for your loss🙏🏼 tbh he probably felt like he was in heaven before he left the earth. he went easily.

[@Jazz...813]

@@asxpjoseph Thanks. 🙂

[@conspiracybear1564]

Ive bin clean from opiates & Fentanyl for 2 yrs hardest thing I ever did. I had a bag of fent & woyld hit it all day its a yellow powder.

[@jacquelinejacksonfabre9290]

A+ TERRIFIC 💯👍 A CLEAR, A TO THE POINT EXPLANATION, A SHORT & PRECISE VIDEO. 😳

[@Christina0925]

I got IV fentanyl during surgery and didn’t feel any of the high. They said it has a very short half-life of 45 min and I was asleep for all of it.

[@OhList]

Rip peep

[@hayden-gl6dq]

does it hurt

[@pavel.pantoja]

Why does fentanyl makes people get that body positions? What neurological path atacks? Or what would be the explanation

[@____________________________.x]

So those cops did nothing wrong, release them

[@crawlspace405]

Lost a close friend recently.

[@shootinfazeblanks2995]

i feel like i took fen and my breathing is slower just by watching this 💀

[@stephensmith60]

All the background noise is way too distracting!

[@cry6ix]

Thanks to the name above ⬆️ ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ I got mine from them they are legit

[@Yinyanchant]

Can micro dosing be used for chronic pain? it sounds perfect if not abused.

[@henri-fillipbauer6579]

No it’s very hard to dose and eventually you will have tolerance that goes up it’s only a short temporary solution after surgery

[@iffybaker5013]

And does it work?

[@alexmaxwell2177]

I recommend you hit up this legit plug they're very reliable ship to any location they got Fentanyl ketamine dmt,lsd,spores,microdose and other psychedelic stuffs

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trippy_psyche1

[@alexmaxwell2177]

They're on Instagram .....

[@cry6ix]

Thanks to the name above ⬆️ ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ I got mine from them they are legit

[@324wonder]

So...does it feel good?

[@kriswagner1393]

Sounds exactly like I can't breathe

[@MichaelRudofski]

Turn down the music! Can barely hear anyone talking.

[@codenamerishi]

You could have told us what the anti-dote to a fentanyl overdose is. How to reset the breathing again.

[@DailyDoseOfCCP]

Naloxone can reverse the harmful effects of Fentanyl addiction

[@DailyDoseOfCCP]

I really hope that the government could give everyone some Naloxone, or make it a standard in First aid kit just in case if people try to poison other with Fentanyl by putting it into their food

[@stacy1541]

RIP Brian. I love you. Feb 25 2022.

[@Wowietalks]

Bravo grt explanation

[@kumar67890]

Don't know why people are not thrilled by normal life, how beautiful the mother nature, how beautiful the dawn and dusks are, nothing in this world can bring happiness if you are not able to thrill abt the fact that you are alive in a healthy body

[@ThatEsepe]

Woke up and the paramedics were outside my car doing Cpr on my dad, went on for an hour before they pronounced him dead.

[@Vega2099x]

I wonder if CBD oil could curtail the pain in those using opioids🤔 or if it helps, on it's own or in combination with something else. I hear it helps ppl with MS too

[@podunk87]

Dang... poor George.

[@T42200]

whats messed up is getting prescribed these drugs then cutting the prescription out of the patient’s meds. Wouldn’t be an issue if they didn’t prescribe it in the first place

[@renaeitali7519]

Fentanyl comes from pharmaceuticals. Who do you blame for drug pushers!!

[@belovedortiz4607]

I was prescribed fentanyl for my tooth ache, but I hear people that abuse it

[@leonerose1715]

One hell of a tooth ache!

[@based_mediumchungus1788]

I blame the government for not legalizing it for recreational use. there would be no counterfeit oxy pills with lethal doses of fentanyl if oxy was legal for recreational use.

[@Iknate._]

How do I make it

[@robinpowell2712]

Now there's Tranq out there too.

[@nicholaseachus5937]

Also I read there's a newer drug out that's stronger than fentanyl. Very fuct.

[@tomassmith1519]

The problems is, many people take it accidentally

[@kimberleymansfield1099]

An important video but GEEZ GET RID OF THE LOUD and very annoying music

[@zilyatres3149]

Music is too loud

[@frankiekettrick5606]

Who didn't know that tho?

[@dogbounty6399]

don't just steel Gramp's fentanyl; also grab his bottle of oxygen. Lets be safe out there.

[@geooothoudt5665]

dog bounty you have a delightfully sick sense of humor.

[@edrooney9580]

Waheeeey

[@johna1777]

Lmao

[@kensweetser6901]

Why don't CBS go to the southern border and report how bad it is

[@owenwilson9385]

I bought some psychedelic product from a drugstore online they're very reliable ship discreet

[@owenwilson9385]

trippy_psyche1 ????

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[@erikm9768]

What’s the chemicals that fentanyl transports??

[@Stophatingjitt]

How can you get everybody hooked to opiates then ban it

[@ZevFei]

I now believe Chemical warfare is real....

[@TL_27]

Ive only tried it a few times, i just want to know if it damages my brain somehow. Because ik a person surviving a car crash will be on some form of painkillers, but does Fet damage yur brain with just few uses?

[@brandonnichols1459]

I’m here after watching the lil peep documentary on Netflix. 03/5/2020

[@MrAchref007]

I'm from Germany, i heard alot about this drug and of course i dont drugs nor even smoke, can someone explain what's it's high exactly?

[@thestupoid4361]

I wish John Roselius, a.k.a the "This is your brain on drugs" guy was here to talk about this crisis

[@eveariyahshetrucking2742]

My sister and cousin and Husband son all died from this. I have a little sister currently addicted to this almost died from it.. this drug is a beast.

[@UtubeAdviser]

I’m addicted to junk food and soda lol

[@alexmaxwell2177]

I recommend you hit up this legit plug they're very reliable ship to any location they got Fentanyl ketamine dmt,lsd,spores,microdose and other psychedelic stuffs

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[@alexmaxwell2177]

They're on Instagram .....

[@hurricaneclark]

Cap . I be chillin high af

[@toddperry9860]

When you use recreational drugs you are ALWAYS at risk of dying!

[@MrRar66]

1:32 so basically, the egg in the burning in the frying pan is a analog

[@ghostmantagshome-er6pb]

sounds peaceful

[@ajp2756]

So I can take it just got to set a reminder on my phone to breath?

[@Xantank]

You lost me at "makes you feel really, really good". Mhmmmm 🤔

[@hasanfoyejul5500]

ধন্যবাদ... thanks

[@eldiablo6413]

It's making people into hastags

[@taylorjalicia20]

My 25 year old cousin on icu as we speak behind this

[@slit4659]

I've been on Fentanyl for 12 Years...75mg patches for Pain.....I have none of the Effects I'm hearing on these Videos....I don't feel a Buzz at all.

[@jusrayne]

I'm thinking she means the pill form they chop it up and snort it as well

[@RoyaltyBabe90]

S Lit pretty sure you got that from a doctor. They’re talking about when it’s poorly made; which obviously comes from dealers 🙄 use your brain.

[@darrylbavington726]

I too have been on Fentanyl 75mg patches for over 12 years and I don't have them effects either as the patches help with my pain but I don't get abuzz from them

[@bubblezovlove7213]

When severe pain is present, a " high" cannot happen because the action is used up as prescribed. On pain.

[@momz290]

S Lit Because you are being prescribed medical grade Fentanyl! Huge difference than street grade Fentanyl. Dang, people pay attention.

[@bandobanndz]

Been on it for a while when I don’t have it my back is litteraly bent over not cause I want too cause it feels good why does that happen !?