{"id":5334,"date":"2019-08-08T20:20:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T20:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2023-04-11T14:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:08:15","slug":"fentanyl-addiction-and-treatment-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/addiction\/fentanyl\/fentanyl-addiction-and-treatment-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fentanyl Addiction and Treatment Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fentanyl<\/p>\n

Fentanyl is a highly potent opioid drug between 50 and 100 times stronger than morphine. Fentanyl addiction is extremely dangerous and can lead to death.\u00a0 America’s Rehab Campuses uses evidence-based treatments that can help you or a loved one successfully fight fentanyl addiction and achieve a long-lasting recovery. Here\u2019s what you need to know about fentanyl and how you can safely recover from fentanyl addiction to improve your health and well-being.<\/p>\n

What Is Fentanyl?<\/h2>\n

Fentanyl works just like other opioids by binding to opioid receptors in the brain to produce euphoria, sedation, and pain relief. Fentanyl is available by prescription but is more commonly manufactured on a large scale as a synthetic illicit drug.<\/p>\n

Illicit fentanyl contains a range of harmful chemicals and additives that make this substance highly addictive and likely to trigger an overdose. Fentanyl is often much cheaper than other illicit opioids and used as a filler in heroin,\u00a0methamphetamine<\/a>, cocaine, MDMA, and counterfeit painkillers. Many people who overdose on fentanyl don\u2019t know they were using the drug to begin with. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are currently the most common drugs involved in deadly overdoses in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Statistics on Fentanyl Use<\/h2>\n